Grace Lin
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Pacy Lin books volume 1
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English
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Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
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Starry River of the Sky volume 2
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English
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An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
10) Lissy's friends
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Lissy is the new girl at school and very shy, so she makes origami friends to keep her company.
11) Kite flying
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Lunar New Year
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Lunar New Year
Description
A girl describes how her family makes and flies a kite.
12) Olvina swims
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
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.
13) Dumpling days
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Series
Pacy Lin books volume 3
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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When Pacy, her two sisters, and their parents go to Taiwan to celebrate Grandma's sixtieth birthday, the girls learn a great deal about their heritage.
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English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Storytime @ Home: Food
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Storytime @ Home: Food
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Reimagines the cycles of the moon as a mother bakes a Big Moon Cookie and, despite Mama's request to wait, Little Star begins nibbling at it every night.
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Starry River of the Sky volume 1
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English
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5th Grade Rocks
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Moon and Beyond (Junior Fiction)
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Moon and Beyond (Junior Fiction)
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Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 2
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.
18) What will fit?
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English
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"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
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A sad king and queen find joy and happiness after a mysterious red thread leads them to a baby waiting to be adopted.