Lists and Suggestions for Teens
List: Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices in YA Fiction and Nonfiction
I'll Be the One
Lee, Lyla, author.
Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call... More
The Magic Fish
Trung, Le Nguyen, author.
"Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tié̂n still enjoys reading his favorite stories with ... More
The Gilded Wolves
Chokshi, Roshani, author.
"Set in a darkly glamorous world The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence and dangerous... More
American Panda
Chao, Gloria, 1986- author.
A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expect... More
Butterfly Yellow
Lai, Thanhha, author.
A Vietnam War refugee in Texas partners with a city boy with rodeo dreams to track down the younger... More
Patron Saints of Nothing
Ribay, Randy, author.
Jay Reguero learns that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's wa... More
A Match Made in Mehendi
Bajpai, Nandini, author.
Simran "Simi" Sangha comes from a line of Indian matchmakers, so when she accidentally se... More
The Kingdom of Back
Lu, Marie, 1984- author.
Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish: to be remembered forever. She delight... More
Descendant of the Crane
He, Joan, author.
When her father is murdered, Princess Hesina of Yan is thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an ... More
Love, Hate & Other Filters
Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer), author.
Maya Aziz is caught between her India-born parents' world of college and marrying a suitable M... More
American Born Chinese
Yang, Gene Luen.
Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to partic... More
The Astonishing Color of After
Pan, Emily X. R., author.
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: when her mother died by suicide, she turn... More
They Called Us Enemy
Takei, George, 1937- author.
Takei's firsthand account of years spent in a Japanese concentration camp, the joys and terror... More
Parachutes
Yang, Kelly, author.
They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US ... More
I Hope You Get This Message
Rishi, Farah Naz, author.
News stations across the country are reporting mysterious messages that Earth has been receiving fr... More
The Downstairs Girl
Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather), author.
1890, Atlanta. Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest ... More
Super Fake Love Song
Yoon, David, author.
When self-proclaimed nerd Sunny Dae meets Cirrus Soh, she mistakes Sunny's older brother Gray&... More
Our Wayward Fate
Chao, Gloria, 1986- author.
The only Asian person at her school in Plainhart, Indiana, Ali Chu ignores the clueless racism from ... More
Dragon Hoops: From Small Steps to Great Leaps
Yang, Gene Luen, author, artist.
"Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And... More
Loveboat, Taipei
Wen, Abigail Hing, author.
When Ever Wong's parents send her away for the summer, she's expecting Chien Tan: a stric... More
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir
Ha, Robin, author, illustrator.
"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts ca... More
Caster
Chapman, Elsie, author.
Aza Wu knows that casting magic can kill--it killed her sister--but she needs money desperately to p... More
This Time Will Be Different
Sugiura, Misa, author.
Katsuyamas never quit -- but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn't even know where to start. She'... More
Emergency Contact
Choi, Mary H. K., author.
When Penny Lee heads to college in Austin, Texas, to learn how to become a writer, it's sevent... More