Asian American Young Adult & Teen Reading List
Magical Realism
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After Lambana: Myth and Magic in Manila Written by Eliza Victoria, Illustrated by Mervin Malonzo
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The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan Young Adult
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Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim
Memoir
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Messy Roots by Laura Gao
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They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
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The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Historical Fiction
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The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
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The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
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We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
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The Red Palace by June Hur
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A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee
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The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur
Contemporary
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Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
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The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
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Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
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Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
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Himawari House by Harmony Becker
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Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
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Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
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Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
Fantasy
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
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The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman
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A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee
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A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
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Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
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The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
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Sugar and Spite by Gail D. Villanueva
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Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
Poetry and Short Stories
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How To Not Be Afraid of Everything by Jane Wong
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Skinship by Yoon Choi
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Halo-Halo: A poetic mix of culture, history, identity, revelation, and revolution by Justine Ramos
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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman
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Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho
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Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
Other
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Chinatown Pretty: Fashion and Wisdom from Chinatown's Most Stylish Seniors by Andria Lo, Valerie Luu
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Cook Korean! by Robin Ha