From historical and science fiction to romance, these #OwnVoices books showcase a variety of Asian American characters, perspectives and adventures.
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After her mother’s suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
A Vietnam War refugee in Texas partners with a city boy with rodeo dreams to track down the younger brother she was separated from six years before when he was evacuated by American troops during the waning days of the Vietnam War. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eBook on Hoopla or as eAudio on Hoopla.
Darius Kellner has everything he thought he wanted–a new boyfriend, a new internship, and a spot on the soccer team–but growing up makes him question everything. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life. You can also check out this title as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla, as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love –or himself– at all. You can also check out this title as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
When Japanese American Claire Takata finds out that her deceased father was once a member of the yakuza, a Japanese crime syndicate, danger enters her life that could end up killing someone.
Tiến is fluent in English, but his Vietnamese refugee parents are not, leaving Tiến struggling to figure out how to tell his parents he’s gay–but he finds hope in their shared language of fairy tales, which they read together to help his parents improve their English. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
Prince Sebastian has a secret. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia. Sebastian’s secret weapon, and best friend, is the brilliant dressmaker Frances, but how long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
When the coolest girl Sunny Dae knows mistakes his older brother’s room for his, Sunny goes with it and inhabits a new rock musician persona in hopes of becoming friends – or more – with Cirrus Soh. The only problem is proving his credentials by forming a band and performing. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
When Shabnam Qureshi falls in love, she seeks advice from family members and Urdu poetry. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on Hoopla.
When her mom decides to sell the family flower shop to the family that swindled her grandparents when thousands of Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps during World War II, seventeen-year-old CJ finds a cause worth fighting for. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
In her senior year of high school, Beth can count on two things: her close-knit friend group and her love of the violin. Both are threatened when she witnesses friend and bandmate Jason being physically assaulted by his own father. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.