Grace Lin
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The Newbery Honor-winning author and illustrator of Year of the Rat and Dim Sum for Everyone presents When the Sea Turned to Silver, a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. A companion to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, this exquisitely written and illustrated novel blends fantasy and Chinese folklore for a fast-paced adventure steeped in legend. In conversation with Kat Yeh (The Truth About Twinkie Pie). With a reading by Annie Q. (The Leftovers)....
27) Kite flying
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A girl describes how her family makes and flies a kite.
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"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in...
31) Olvina swims
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Olvina, a chicken in more ways than one, overcomes her fear of swimming with help from her friend Hailey, a penguin, while on vacation in Hawaii.
34) Lissy's friends
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Lissie is the new girl at school and very shy, so she makes origami friends to keep her company.
35) Robert's snow
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Robert, a little mouse anxious to experience snow, falls out of his bedroom window in his family's boot home and has a snow adventure.
37) Maya Lin
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Presents a biography of Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shows how she overcame many obstacles to share her creations, which were always connected to surrounding landscapes and nature.