Matula, Christina
Summary: Moving to Hong Kong for her mother's job, Holly-Mei Jones couldn't be happier until she makes a frenemy at school and must use all of her determination, stubbornness, and sparkle to turn her life in this new city into the ultimate adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MATMei, Zihan
Summary: "A moving, lovely cri de coeur from a father, whose daughter has moved to another country. The sense of loss and dislocation is countered by acceptance of the child's need to move away, grow up and become herself. This book would have great resonance in the Chinese diaspora -- but also in any diaspora. The loss that is entailed in leaving home, while at the same time the recognition of why it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids, Greystone Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEIWang, Andrea
Summary: "The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with young Xingling! But Xingling is clever and thinks quickly to outwit him with Chinese New Year traditions"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2016
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Summary: When Liling moves from her home in the mountains of China to the big city, her parents cannot afford to send her to school, and she spends her days with her mother, wishing she had a friend--until she sees a girl in a yellow coat, who lives in the next building, comes from a different mountain, and is happy to be Liling's friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EVAParis, Harper.
Summary: Separated from their parents in Beijing, China's Forbidden City, second-grade twins Ethan and Ella luckily find an ancient map that helps them find their way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2014
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PARLee, Stacey (Stacey Heather)
Summary: Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble--items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEETrueit, Trudi Strain
Summary: "Cruz Coronado grapples with an important secret as the gang heads to China in search of the second-to-last piece of the cipher. Under the watchful eye of a new adviser, life on the ship returns to almost normal ... Almost. Just as things seem to be going smoothly, a familiar face shocks Cruz back into reality, and the final piece in this life-and-death scavenger hunt veers toward a dead end"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC TRUWang, Yage
Summary: "Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night with their paper lanterns and celebrate Chinese New Year. Each holding a unique colorful lantern with a lit candle inside, they admire the breathtaking colors while doing their best to avoid the wind and the sneaky boys in the village. Every night, until the fifteenth day of New Year, Zhao Di and her friends take part in this fun...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YAGAuyeung, Pearl
Summary: "Once upon a morning in Hong Kong, in the alley of Tai Yuen Street, a girl is promised a mooncake with a double-yolk center ... the special mooncake seems like the only excitement on an otherwise boring day in the market where nothing changes ... until an exhausted stranger falls to his knees right in the street! He ran through forests, swam through rivers, and even stowed away on a ship, all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AUYJun, Nie
Summary: "Four short stories set in a hutong, or residential alleyway, of Beijing, China. Yu Er, her grandfather, and their eccentric neighbors and experience the magic of everyday life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 JUNLiang, Ann
Summary: Eliza Lin's essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, she gains the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, and a career-launching internship opportunity at her favorite magazine. Unfortunately, Eliza's essay is completely fiction. All good writing is lying, right? To hide the truth, Eliza strikes a deal with an actor in her class, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: Rosalind Lang has suffered the worst possible fate for a national spy: she’s been exposed. With the media storm camped outside her apartment for the infamous Lady Fortune, she’s barely left her bedroom in weeks, plotting her next course of action after Orion was taken and his memories of Rosalind wiped. Though their marriage might have been a sham, his absence hurts her more than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GONTreffinger, Carolyn.
Summary: Because of his fear of the sea, a young Chinese boy is sent to a distant mountain where he proves his bravery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TRELook, Lenore
Summary: Fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho goes on a trip to China with his family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED LOOPatterson, James
Summary: As they follow mysterious clues that take them from China to Germany, the Kidd children hope to find their missing father and the treasure that will finally free their kidnapped mother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC PATCompestine, Ying Chang
Summary: What was the pandemic of the century like at the start? This swift, gripping novel captures not only the uncertainty and panic when COVID first emerged in Wuhan, but also how a community banded together. Weaving in the tastes and sounds of the historic city, Wuhan's comforting and distinctive cuisine comes to life as the reader follows 13-year-old Mei who, through her love for cooking, makes a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC COMStilton, Geronimo
Summary: When Geronimo gets lost looking for hidden treasures in the Gobi Desert, he comes across giant dinosaur bones.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC STITang, Andrea
Summary: "When Zhong Ning’er takes the job, she expects a smash-and-grab burglary she’s doing to make rent and help out a friend. What she doesn’t expect: a sad-eyed army boy who dreams of insurrection, a former rebel leader trapped inside a secret lab, a group of aspiring revolutionaries who are first collaborators, then compatriots, and then, perhaps, friends. But this is Beijing, nearly a hundred and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TANMo, Yan
Summary: "One morning, so early that the fog still clings to the surface of the river, a young boy accompanies his yeye seven miles to the grassy field behind their home in order to cut satintail to feed the livestock.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school...When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power--she'll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price. But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LIAYang, Kelly
Summary: "After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family--to China! A total dream come true. Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life, like . . . 1. Lupe's taking classes at the high school!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC YANLiu-Perkins, Christine
Summary: In a quest to end a long drought, a brave Little Triangle, along with other shapes, utilizes the magic of tangrams to transform into various creatures as they search for a Chinese dragon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Po the panda works at his family's noodle shop until he is chosen to train with his idols, the Furious Five and kung fu master Shifu. He eventually learns to believe in himself and becomes a great warrior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meredith Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KUNBaker, Kylie Lee
Summary: In an alternate Tang Dynasty China, aspiring royal alchemist Zilan, who has the ability to resurrect the dead, arrives in the capital to compete against the best alchemists in the country and becomes drawn into the dangerous political games of the royal family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2023