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Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love.. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love.. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's...
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Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor-winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and Darius the Great Is Not Okay. 2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant...
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Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

Patricia Park - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A multicultural teen struggles to fit into her elite prep school, her diverse Queens neighborhood, and even her own home. A hilarious, poignant, and powerful YA novel from the award-winning author of Re Jane. "Simply brilliant!" - David Yoon, New York Times best-selling author...
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Kween

Vichet Chum - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

A searing, joyful YA debut about a queer Cambodian American teen's journey to find her voice and step into her legacy, perfect for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Elizabeth Acevedo.Soma Kear's verses have gone viral. Trouble is, she didn't exactly think her slam poetry video through....
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An Impossible Thing to Say

Arya Shahi - Allida
Format: Hardcover

The Poet X meets A Very Large Expanse of Sea in a bold novel-in-verse starring a Persian American teen navigating his first crush, his family's post-9/11 dynamics, andthe role of language in defining who we are."A dazzling story with a whole lot of heart. Read it." - Michael...
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Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

Livia Blackburne - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

You've Got Mail gets a fresh YA twist in this irresistible rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community organizing in the face of gentrification, perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and Yes No Maybe So.Clementine Chan believes in the power of the written word. Under the pseudonym...
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This Is Not a Personal Statement

Tracy Badua - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

Admission meets American Panda in this propulsive, poignant YA contemporary novel about a teen who, after getting rejected from her dream college, forges her own acceptance and commits to living a lie. Perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi! At sixteen, Perla is the youngest graduating senior...
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The Boy You Always Wanted

Michelle Quach - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

From Not Here to Be Liked author Michelle Quach comes a smartly funny, heartfelt story told in dual POV about a young woman roping in her childhood crush to act as an honorary male heir to fulfill her grandfather's dying wish. A story about first love, familial duties, and finding yourself...
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Stay with My Heart

Tashie Bhuiyan - Inkyard Press
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Counting Down with You and A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a girl who accidentally sabotages an up-and-coming local band and falls for the guitarist while secretly trying to make up for her mistake.. Liana Sarkar lives and breathes music, hoping to follow...
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While You Were Dreaming

Alisha Rai - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

In this debut contemporary YA romance by bestselling author Alisha Rai, a girl with undocumented family members goes viral after saving her crush's life in disguise. A must read for fans of Sandhya Menon and Nicola Yoon. It's a classic story: girl meets boy, girl falls for boy,...
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The Cartographers

Amy Zhang - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Struggling to balance the expectations of her immigrant mother with her own deep ambivalence about her place in the world, seventeen-year-old Ocean Sun takes her savings and goes off the grid. A haunting and romantic novel about family, friendship, philosophy, fitting in, and love from...
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House of Yesterday

Deeba Zargarpur - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Taking inspiration from the author's own Afghan-Uzbek heritage, this contemporary YA debut is a breathtaking journey into the grief that lingers through generations of immigrant families, and what it means to confront the ghosts of your past.Struggling to deal with the pain of her parents'...
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Throwback

Maurene Goo - Zando Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the '90s to (reluctantly) help her teenage mom win Homecoming Queen.Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what's harder? Being the daughter...
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My Big, Fat Desi Wedding

Prerna Pickett - Page Street YA
Format: Hardcover

Drama. Food. Fashion. More drama. More food. Nosey aunties and uncles -- and, of course, the universal language of love. These elements are a must-have for any Desi wedding, inclusive of people indigenous to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In this anthology, authors from...
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TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

JESMEEN KAUR DEO - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A charming rom-com about high school debater TJ Powar who - after becoming the subject of an ugly meme - makes a resolution to stop shaving, plucking, and waxing, and prove that she can be her hairy self and still be beautiful...but soon finds this may be her most difficult debate yet....
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It All Comes Back to You

Farah Naz Rishi - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover

Two exes must revisit their past after their siblings start dating in this rom-com perfect for fans of Sandhya Menon and Morgan Matson.After Kiran Noorani's mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close - to keep her family together. But when Amira announces that she's...
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Telesā

Lani Wendt Young
Format: Book

When Leila moves to Samoa, all she wants is a family, a place to belong. Instead she discovers the local ancient myths of the telesa spirit women are more than just scary stories. The more she finds out about her heritage, the more sinister her new home turns out to be. Embraced by a Covenant...
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More Than Just a Pretty Face

Syed M. Masood - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han, a sweetly funny YA debut about falling in love, family expectations, and being a Renaissance Man.Danyal Jilani doesn't lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he's funny, gorgeous, and going to make a great chef...
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The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

Sabina Khan - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Unable to come out to her conservative Muslim parents, Rukhsana Ali keeps that part of her identity hidden. And that means keeping her girlfriend, Ariana, a secret from them too. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life at home and a fresh start at Caltech...
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Himawari House

Harmony Becker - First Second
Format: Hardcover

Living in a new country is no walk in the park -- Nao, Hyejung, and Tina can all attest to that. The three of them became fast friends through living together in the Himawari House in Tokyo and attending the same Japanese cram school. Nao came to Japan to reconnect with her Japanese heritage,...
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The Knockout

Sajni Patel
Format: Hardcover

"A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this #ownvoices YA debut full of heart. If seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously. She's landed the chance...
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The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen - Random House Graphic
Format: Paperback

Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tin still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tin, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents...
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David Tung Can't Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College

Ed Lin
Format: Paperback

"You're not allowed to have a girlfriend until college," my mother warned. "And you'd better get into an Ivy League school!"In David Tung Can't Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College, novelist Ed Lin conjures up "a fast-paced, acid-tongued,...
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Patron Saints of Nothing

Randy Ribay - Kokila
Format: Hardcover

A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder.Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall....
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Superman Smashes the Klan

Gene Luen Yang - DC Comics
Format: Paperback

The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Chinatown to Downtown Metropolis. While Dr. Lee is eager to begin his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to the famous superhero Superman!Tommy adjusts...
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Super Fake Love Song

David Yoon - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Sunny Dae--self-proclaimed total nerd--meets Cirrus Soh, he can't believe how cool and confident she is. So when Cirrus mistakes Sunny's older brother Gray's bedroom--with its electric guitars and rock posters--for Sunny's own, he sort of, kind of, accidentally winds...
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Love from A to Z

S. K. Ali - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From William C. Morris Award Finalist S.K. Ali comes an unforgettable romance that is part The Sun Is Also a Star mixed with Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip.A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing....
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Internment

Samira Ahmed - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Rebellions are built on hope.Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens.With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend...
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Teine Smoa

Dahlia Malaeulu - 978-0-473-52749-5
Format: Paperback

Teine Smoa means Smoan girl. It's a label that carries with it an unspoken duty to obey, serve and respect your family and Smoan culture. But who can be teine Smoa? When should you be teine Smoa? And how can you be teine Smoa outside of Smoa?Lani is an afakasi, and is unsure of her Smoan...
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The Astonishing Color of After

Emily X R Pan - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. This is a very special book."--John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way DownAn...
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The Downstairs Girl

Stacey Lee - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the critically-acclaimed author of Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon and founding member of We Need Diverse Books comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family."A triumph of storytelling. A bold portrait of this country's past,...
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

ADIB KHORRAM - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award"Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I'd live in this book forever...
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We Are Not Free

Traci Chee - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"All around me, my friends are talking, joking, laughing. Outside is the camp, the barbed wire, the guard towers, the city, the country that hates us. We are not free. But we are not alone." From New York Times best-selling and acclaimed author Traci Chee comes We Are Not Free,...
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The Henna Wars

Adiba Jaigirdar - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

"Impossible to put down." - Kirkus, starred review Nishat doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flvia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly....
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The Tiger at Midnight

Swati Teerdhala - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The first book in an epic heart-pounding fantasy trilogy inspired by ancient Indian history and Hindu mythology, perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Rene Ahdieh. * A Book Riot Most Anticipated Novel of 2019 * B&N Top 50 Most Anticipated Novels *A broken bond. A dying land. A cat-and-mouse...
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