by Myers, Walter Dean.

by Na, An.
Young Ju’s Korean relatives speak of America as if it’s heaven, but when her family arrives in Southern California, she finds life is harder than expected. (MS, HS)

by Namioka, Lensey.
When Yanyan leaves China to pursue a medical degree at Cornell University, school isn’t her only challenge. (MS)

by Osa, Nancy.
As she plans her quinceañero, a half Polish, half Cuban American girl learns more about her crazy family, her heritage and what it means to get older. (MS, HS)

by Placide, Jaïra.
Even after 14-year-old Mardi escapes from a coup in Haiti, she keeps her terrifying secret. (MS)

by Ryan, Pam Muñoz.
Forced to flee their lovely hacienda in Mexico, a young teen and her mother end up a migrant workers in Fresno. (MS) Also available in Spanish.

by Saldaña, René, Jr.
Eleven short stories set in Latino neighborhoods let teens know they are not alone. (HS)

by Santana, Patricia.
Chuy returns bitter and violent from the Vietnam War, disrupting his close knit Mexican American Family. (HS)

by Soto, Gary.
A murdered 17-year-old Mexican American leads a tour of his Fresno community, falls in love and watches the revenge of his death, all as a ghost. (HS)

by Taylor, Mildred D.
The son of a black slave and white master believes his loving father is different from other whites until the day his father beats him for being too proud. (MS)

by Williams-Garcia, Rita.
After helping a Haitian rape victim, Jamaican born Thulani wonders if his own developing love for her will be returned. (HS)

by Wong, Joyce Lee.
Emily, a gifted artist and the daughter of immigrants to the United States, tries to reconcile her American self with her Chinese heritage.. (HS)

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