Japanese Americans
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The Salaryman’s Wife
$8.99 Add to cartWinner of the Agatha Award.
“Sujata Massey blasts her way into fiction with The Salaryman’s Wife, a cross-cultural mystery of manners with a decidedly sexy edge.”– Janet Evanonich
Japanese-American Rei
- Series: Severn House Large Print #1
- Author: Massey, Sujata
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 05 2000
- ISBN10: 0061044431
- Language: English
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Gigi and Ojiji: Perfect Paper Cranes
$17.99 Add to cart“A cheery, gentle lesson on the importance of “practice makes -perfect.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
A Geisel Honor-winning series!
Gigi loves the Japan Day Festival! When Ojiji volunteers
- Series: I Can Read Level 3
- Author: Iwai, Melissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0063208156
- Language: English
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The Mochi Makers
$18.99 Add to cartA girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous “storytelling treat” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) celebrating family, tradition, and the memories that matt… [more below]
- Author: Fujimoto-Johnson, Sharon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 166593154X
- Language: English
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Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl
$16.99 Add to cartOne of the most beloved stories from The Walt Disney Parks is now a romping middle grade adventure series! High-tech wizardry, old world legends and a little bit of Disney magic all shine through in S… [more below]
- Series: The Society of Explorers and Adventurers
- Author: Kagawa, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1368068197
- Language: English
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Jasmine Toguchi, Brave Explorer
$7.99 Add to cartWith more than 130,000 copies sold, this award-winning chapter-book series starring a spunky Japanese American heroine returns with four new standalone books set on a family vacation in Japan!
Toothbr- Series: Jasmine Toguchi #5
- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1250824605
- Language: English
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While I Was Away
$19.99 Read moreNamed one of New York Public Library’s & Bank Street’s Best Books of the Year!
The Farewell meets Erin Entrada Kelly’s Blackbird Fly in this empowering middle grade memoir from debut author Waka T. Bro
- Author: Brown, Waka T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0063017113
- Language: English
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Perfidia
$17.95 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
Los Angeles. December, 1941. America stands at the brink of World War II. War fever and racial hatred grip the city. The hellish murder of a Japanese
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR- Author: Ellroy, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 0307946673
- Language: English
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En La Piscina
$21.95 Read moreThe swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears… [more below]
- Author: Otsuka, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 30 2023
- ISBN10: 8418538767
- Language: Spanish
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I Am Able to Shine
$17.99 Read moreAn affirmative, empowering story about embracing your identity and finding your voice, inspired in part by debut author Korey Watari’s experiences growing up Asian American, and illustrated by her hus
- Author: Watari, Korey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: May 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1542031532
- Language: English
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Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII
$10.99 Read moreAuthor Marissa Moss and illustrator Yuko Shimizu’s Barbed Wire Baseball is a picture book about a true story set in a Japanese American internment camp in World War II.
A California Book Award Gold M- Author: Moss, Marissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 08 2016
- ISBN10: 1419720589
- Language: English
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Jasmine Toguchi, Brave Explorer
$15.99 Read moreWith more than 130,000 copies sold, this award-winning chapter-book series starring a spunky Japanese American heroine returns with four new standalone books set on a family vacation in Japan!
Toothbr- Series: Jasmine Toguchi #5
- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0374389322
- Language: English
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Yuri Kochiyama
$29.93 Read moreIntroduce readers to the life of political activist Yuri Kochiyama, a Japanese American who was incarcerated during World War II and went on to be a leader in many of the liberation struggles of her t
- Series: Leaders Like Us
- Author: Su, Karen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1731657285
- Language: English
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Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind
$8.99 Add to cartA thrilling fantasy series about a twelve year old girl who sets out to save her Shinto goddess mother–and the world–by facing down demons intent on bringing chaos.
“A grand adventure.” –Brandon Mu- Series: Momo Arashima
- Author: Sugiura, Misa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0593564081
- Language: English
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The Thing about Luck
$8.99 Add to cartThere is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck–which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family in this winner of the National Book Award by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata.
Summer k- Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 03, 2014
- ISBN10: 1442474653
- Language: English
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Ink and Ashes
$19.95 Read moreAsian/Pacific American Award for Literature – Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
In this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must
- Author: Maetani, Valynne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1620142112
- Language: English
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Yoko Finds Her Way
$16.99 Read moreThis sixth book about Yoko the cat by beloved bestselling author and artist Rosemary Wells is about keeping your cool in big, unfamiliar places
Yoko and her mama are going on a trip to Japan Yoko he- Series: Yoko Book
- Author: Wells, Rosemary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 08 2014
- ISBN10: 1423165128
- Language: English
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Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai
$17.99 Read moreFans of Lisa Greenwald and Wendy Mass are sure to fall head-over-heels for this funny, sweet story of crushes, competition, and the confusing reality of middle school.
“Heartbreak is for suckers.” —
- Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 03, 2021
- ISBN10: 1338671561
- Language: English
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I’ll Be Waiting for You
$18.99 Add to cart★ “By turns funny, heartbreaking, and beautiful, [I’ll Be Waiting for You] deftly handles the complexities of grief, the possibilities of the universe, and the power of belief.” – Booklist, star… [more below]
- Author: Turk, Mariko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0316703443
- Language: English
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The Grave on the Wall
$17.95 Add to cartWinner of the 2020 PEN Open Book Award
Best of 2019: Nonfiction – Entropy Magazine
A memoir and book of mourning, a grandson’s attempt to reconcile his own uncontested citizenship with his grandfather’s
- Author: Shimoda, Brandon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: July 30 2019
- ISBN10: 0872867900
- Language: English
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Love & Other Natural Disasters
$10.99 Read moreThis delightfully disastrous queer YA rom-com is a perfect read for fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon.
When Nozomi Nagai pictured the ideal summer romance, a fake one wasn’t what she
- Author: Sugiura, Misa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 07, 2022
- ISBN10: 0062991248
- Language: English
