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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In one week Sabrina will be eleven-years-old and she would really like to get her estranged parents and her older sister Nadine together for the celebration, especially since the black butterfly landing on her locket has convinced her that she is going to die; Sabrina and her friend Pepper come up with a bucket list, and enlist Nadine's help--but aspiring reporter Nadine is working on a story about the Philippines' war on drugs, and she has uncovered...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Chloe Liang is officially off the wait list for USC, she's one step closer to realizing her dream of becoming an animator in the United States. Her auntie insists on planning a traditional debut for Chloe's eighteenth birthday, and it would be the perfect send-off-- if her aunt wasn't making such a big production out of it. To make matters worse, her father, intent on finding Chloe the perfect escort for the party, keeps setting her up on one...
6) We belong
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Through a bedtime story to her daughters, a woman weaves together her immigration story and Pilipino mythology. Includes glossary, songs, and author's note.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave strikes and no one comes to the store, Nora worries that she won't get to spend the rest of the summer with her Lola--until she gets a sweet idea. After all, the mangoes on the tree outside...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A fifteen-year-old soldier in World War II meets a sweet young girl in the Philippines who helps him remember what he is fighting for as he helps her and others of her village avoid starvation, and many years later she returns his kindness.
14) Tall story
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
16) Hand over hand
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Who says girls can't fish? When Nina asks her grandfather to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat, his answer is always the same: "A boat is not the place for a girl." But Nina is determined to go. She knows that if her lolo will show her how to jig the lines, to set the hook, and to pull in a fish, hand over hand, she can prove to everyone in their Filipino fishing village that she deserves her turn in the boat, girl or no!" --
17) The camp problem
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Peg and Cat go to camp with their friends Ninja Girl Aki and Richard the space creature, where they make patterns in arts and crafts, make new friends, and compete in the battle of the bunks.
Series
Cautionary fables and fairytales volume Book 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this thrilling and witty comics collection, some of storytelling's finest talents reimagine classic folklore from the Pacific with a modern twist.
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