Bestsellers
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Front Desk
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, 10-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Her parents hide immigrants. The mean motel owner can't find out....
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Expands Compassion & Understanding (Kids&Adults!)
- By R in Oak Park on 10-12-19
By: Kelly Yang
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The Vanderbeekers Ever After
- Vanderbeekers, Book 7
- By: Karina Yan Glaser
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of a serious illness with the support of their Harlem community....
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The plot twist.
- By HappyBabyHappyMama on 09-10-24
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Save Me a Seat
- By: Sarah Weeks, Gita Varadarajan
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley, Vikas Adam
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Two boys - one white, one Indian American - gain strength from each other from afar as they struggle to navigate middle school, family, and friendships....
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It was inspiring!
- By Sunshine on 08-26-17
By: Sarah Weeks, and others
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The Diamond Explorer
- By: Kao Kalia Yang
- Narrated by: Pagnia Xiong, Colin Ryan, Kelli Garland, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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From APALA-winning author and Guggenheim Fellow Kao Kalia Yang comes a middle-grade debut about a Hmong American boy's struggle to find a place for himself in America and in the world of his ancestors....
By: Kao Kalia Yang
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The Dot
- By: Peter H. Reynolds
- Narrated by: Thora Birch
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Vashti thinks she can draw, but her journey of self discovery and expression is an enchanting invitation to everyone to explore his or her own creative spirit....
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The difference a dot can make
- By Edna on 12-06-21
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Maizy Chen's Last Chance
- By: Lisa Yee
- Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her family’s Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family....
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So Good!
- By Kristen K. on 07-18-23
By: Lisa Yee
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Front Desk
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, 10-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Her parents hide immigrants. The mean motel owner can't find out....
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Expands Compassion & Understanding (Kids&Adults!)
- By R in Oak Park on 10-12-19
By: Kelly Yang
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The Vanderbeekers Ever After
- Vanderbeekers, Book 7
- By: Karina Yan Glaser
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of a serious illness with the support of their Harlem community....
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The plot twist.
- By HappyBabyHappyMama on 09-10-24
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Save Me a Seat
- By: Sarah Weeks, Gita Varadarajan
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley, Vikas Adam
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Two boys - one white, one Indian American - gain strength from each other from afar as they struggle to navigate middle school, family, and friendships....
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It was inspiring!
- By Sunshine on 08-26-17
By: Sarah Weeks, and others
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The Diamond Explorer
- By: Kao Kalia Yang
- Narrated by: Pagnia Xiong, Colin Ryan, Kelli Garland, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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From APALA-winning author and Guggenheim Fellow Kao Kalia Yang comes a middle-grade debut about a Hmong American boy's struggle to find a place for himself in America and in the world of his ancestors....
By: Kao Kalia Yang
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The Dot
- By: Peter H. Reynolds
- Narrated by: Thora Birch
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Vashti thinks she can draw, but her journey of self discovery and expression is an enchanting invitation to everyone to explore his or her own creative spirit....
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The difference a dot can make
- By Edna on 12-06-21
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Maizy Chen's Last Chance
- By: Lisa Yee
- Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Twelve year-old Maizy discovers her family’s Chinese restaurant is full of secrets in this irresistible novel that celebrates food, fortune, and family....
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So Good!
- By Kristen K. on 07-18-23
By: Lisa Yee
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You Are Here: Connecting Flights
- By: Ellen Oh - editor
- Narrated by: David Lee Huynh, Dana Wing Lau, Ramon de Ocampo, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve powerhouse Asian American authors explore themes of identity and belonging in the entwined experiences of young people whose family roots may extend to East and Southeast Asia, but who are themselves distinctly American....
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depth in humanity
- By Pen Name on 08-02-24
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night
- Alvin Ho, Book 5
- By: Lenore Look
- Narrated by: Everette Plen
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Alvin, an Asian American second grader who's afraid of everything, has started to notice his mother getting bigger...and bigger. Alvin's sure it's all the mochi cakes she's been eating, but it turns out she's pregnant....
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Kid friendly
- By Jessie McCarron on 02-23-24
By: Lenore Look
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions
- Alvin Ho, Book 6
- By: Lenore Look
- Narrated by: Everette Plen
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Alvin, an Asian American second grader who’s afraid of everything, is taking his fears to a whole new level - or should we say, continent. On a trip to introduce brand-new baby Ho to relatives in China, Alvin’s anxiety is at fever pitch....
By: Lenore Look
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The Last Fallen Star
- By: Graci Kim
- Narrated by: Suzie Yeung
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim's thrilling debut about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage and her magic on a perilous journey to save her witch-clan family....
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RR Presents knocks it out of the park once again!
- By knittingmami on 05-14-21
By: Graci Kim
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When Clouds Touch Us
- By: Thanhhà Lai
- Narrated by: Brigid Mai Khanh Leahy
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by the author’s own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, the sequel to the award-winning #1 bestseller Inside Out and Back Again, picks up two years after Hà and her family arrive in Alabama as refugees from the Việt Nam War....
By: Thanhhà Lai
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Prairie Lotus
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America's heartland, in 1880. Hanna's adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople's almost unanimous prejudice against Asians....
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Very thoughtfully written
- By Ash on 07-05-21
By: Linda Sue Park
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Count Me In
- By: Varsha Bajaj
- Narrated by: Priya Ayyar, Christopher Gebauer
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism....
By: Varsha Bajaj
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Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
- Alvin Ho #1
- By: Lenore Look
- Narrated by: Everette Plen
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Alvin, an Asian American second grader, is afraid of everything—elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most of all, school. He’s so afraid of school that, while he’ s there, he never, ever, says a word. But at home, Alvin is a very loud superhero named Firecracker Man....
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What stood out the most was the name flea
- By Janet on 01-04-24
By: Lenore Look
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Ghosts, Toast, and Other Hazards
- By: Susan Tan
- Narrated by: Dana Wing Lau
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Moving to a new town isn't easy, but it's harder now that Mo's family is dealing with some tougher stuff, like her stepdad leaving, and her mom trying to find a new job while struggling with depression. But Mo can't dwell on those things, because there's a ghost dog haunting her backyard....
By: Susan Tan
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- By: Bette Bao Lord
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends....
By: Bette Bao Lord
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Beneath the Wide Silk Sky
- By: Emily Inouye Huey
- Narrated by: Sophie Oda
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Emily Inouye Huey movingly draws inspiration from her own family history to paint an intimate portrait of the lead-up to Japanese incarceration, racism on the World War II homefront, and the relationship between patriotism and protest in this stunningly lyrical debut....
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Everything
- By M on 05-21-24
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Chinese Menu
- The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods
- By: Grace Lin
- Narrated by: Lisa Ling
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food. From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods....
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Engaging mix of nonfiction and ancient legends
- By Skyler B. on 01-05-24
By: Grace Lin
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American as Paneer Pie
- By: Supriya Kelkar
- Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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As the only Indian American kid in her small town, Lekha Divekar feels like she has two versions of herself: Home Lekha, who loves watching Bollywood movies and eating Indian food, and School Lekha, who pins her hair over her bindi birthmark and avoids confrontation at all costs....
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Predictable but enjoyable!
- By J. Burcham on 06-18-23
By: Supriya Kelkar
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Ánh's New Word
- A Story About Learning a New Language
- By: Hanh Bui
- Narrated by: VyVy Nguyen
- Length: 12 mins
- Unabridged
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A child living in a Vietnamese refugee camp learns their first word in English with a little help from their teacher and grandmother in this heart-warming book based on the author's childhood....
By: Hanh Bui
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Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky
- By: Sandra Dallas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1942: Tomi Itano, 12-years-old, considers herself an American. She doesn't speak Japanese and has never been to Japan. But after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, things change....
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What a gem!
- By Brian Caola on 02-18-22
By: Sandra Dallas
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Team Park
- By: Angela Ahn
- Narrated by: Tony Kim
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Unlike his dad, Evan Park does not like team sports—no matter how hard he tries. And when an accident causes Evan to break his wrist, he is determined that once he heals, he'll work on finding his thing. Alone.
By: Angela Ahn
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Gracie Under the Waves
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by her own experience, beloved author Linda Sue Park tells the story of a girl learning how to impact a cause she cares about while navigating the ups and downs of a sibling relationship and turning disappointment into opportunity.
By: Linda Sue Park
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Dear America: The Diary of Piper Davis
- The Fences Between Us
- By: Kirby Larson
- Narrated by: Elaina Erika Davis
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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One fateful day in December, Piper Davis awaits news of her brother, a soldier on the battleship Arizona, stationed in Pearl Harbor....
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A wonderful educational story
- By Honey on 09-16-16
By: Kirby Larson
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Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena
- By: Julie C. Dao
- Narrated by: Richard Nguyen, Angela Tran
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Clip and Sadie Chu couldn’t be more different. Popular, athletic Clip wants to become his school’s first seventh-grade soccer captain, while brainy star student Sadie is determined to prove that she can do anything her boastful brother can....
By: Julie C. Dao
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Troublemaker
- By: John Cho
- Narrated by: John Cho
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Troublemaker follows the events of the LA Riots through the eyes of 12-year-old Jordan as he navigates school and family. This book will highlight the unique Korean American perspective....
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Amazing
- By Morgan on 12-01-23
By: John Cho
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Sugar
- By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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For Sugar, life is anything but sweet.
Ten-year-old Sugar lives on River Road Plantation along the banks of the Mississippi River....
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by 9 year old girl
- By Holly Ann on 11-23-15
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Corinne to the Rescue
- American Girl: Girl of the Year (TM): Corinne, Book 2
- By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang
- Narrated by: Carolyn Kang
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Corinne worries about how she’ll keep up Flurry’s training without snow. Luckily, she meets a dog trainer who agrees to become her mentor if she and Flurry can master some new skills. But learning them turns out to be harder than Corinne thought, thanks to her sister Gwynn....
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The hike to get help
- By Laura B on 08-12-24
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Weedflower
- By: Cynthia Kadohata
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it....
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A book of starting over and regrowth
- By tracy on 04-03-09
By: Cynthia Kadohata
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Who Is Jackie Chan?
- Who Was?
- By: Jody Jensen Shaffer, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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How did Jackie Chan become one of the most recognizable and beloved actors in the world? Find out in this exciting biography of this martial artist turned international film superstar....
By: Jody Jensen Shaffer, and others
New releases
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Gracie Under the Waves
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Gracie loves snorkeling! She loves it so much, she convinces her parents to let her plan a family vacation to Roatán, Honduras, where they can all snorkel together. She even makes a new friend there. Now, if only her irritating little brother would leave her alone, everything would be perfect. Then Gracie hurts her leg, and all her carefully made plans start to come apart. Worse still, she learns the reef itself is in serious danger. Gracie wants to help the reef . . . but she’s just a kid. What can she do to make a difference? Fortunately, her new friend has a few ideas!
By: Linda Sue Park
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The Most Perfect Persimmon
- By: Hannah Chung
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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When Joo Hong harvests a beautiful persimmon from her mom’s garden, she can’t wait to give it to her Grandma who is visiting from far away. However, the days leading up to her arrival feel like forever—and the persimmon is looking less and less perfect as time passes by. What can Joo Hong do to make sure it’s perfectly ripe—and not mushy and wrinkly—for Grandma’s visit?
By: Hannah Chung
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The Diamond Explorer
- By: Kao Kalia Yang
- Narrated by: Pagnia Xiong, Colin Ryan, Kelli Garland, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Malcolm is the youngest child of Hmong refugees, and he was born over a decade after his youngest sibling, giving him a unique perspective on his complicated immigrant family. In the first part of the story, we meet Malcolm as an elementary school kid through the eyes of the adults in his life—his parents and siblings but also the white teachers at his Minnesota schools. As middle school begins, we encounter Malcolm in his own words, and suddenly we see that this "quiet, slow Hmong boy" is anything but.
By: Kao Kalia Yang
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May the Best Player Win
- By: Kyla Zhao
- Narrated by: Annie Q Riegal
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The clock is ticking for May Li, whose middle-school chess team just earned a victory at the state championship—and with it, a ticket to nationals. What’s even more exciting is that May got an award for being the top female player and a splashy feature in the biggest chess magazine in the country. May should be thrilled. But some of her teammates, including her supposed-to-be-friend Ralph, aren’t too pleased with the attention she’s getting—and they’re even questioning her skills.
By: Kyla Zhao
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Team Chu and the Wild Ghost Chase
- Team Chu, Book 3
- By: Julie C. Dao
- Narrated by: Angela Tran, Richard Nguyen, Andrew Joseph Perez
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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When Iggy Morales's stylish cat, Tuba, becomes famous on social media, he scores an invite to a star-studded pet fashion show at Spooky World. The family-friendly, Halloween-themed indoor carnival is the place to be on the last weekend in October, so of course Iggy brings all of his friends, including Clip and Sadie. The kids expect to ride thrilling rollercoasters, play games in the midway, and eat fried dough and candy apples, but they encounter a different kind of excitement instead: a ghost called the Weeping Lady, who has haunted Spooky World for decades, appears and asks for their help.
By: Julie C. Dao
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Team Park
- By: Angela Ahn
- Narrated by: Tony Kim
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Unlike his dad, Evan Park does not like team sports—no matter how hard he tries. And when an accident causes Evan to break his wrist, he is determined that once he heals, he'll work on finding his thing. Alone. Inspired by his athletic physiotherapist, Evan decides to compete in an upcoming Dominator Ninja: Junior Edition competition. It will be part rehab, part fun. If he trains hard enough, he'll finally have something to put on his empty shelf in the family trophy cabinet. Maybe that would make his dad proud of him for once.
By: Angela Ahn
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Gracie Under the Waves
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Story
Gracie loves snorkeling! She loves it so much, she convinces her parents to let her plan a family vacation to Roatán, Honduras, where they can all snorkel together. She even makes a new friend there. Now, if only her irritating little brother would leave her alone, everything would be perfect. Then Gracie hurts her leg, and all her carefully made plans start to come apart. Worse still, she learns the reef itself is in serious danger. Gracie wants to help the reef . . . but she’s just a kid. What can she do to make a difference? Fortunately, her new friend has a few ideas!
By: Linda Sue Park
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The Most Perfect Persimmon
- By: Hannah Chung
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Joo Hong harvests a beautiful persimmon from her mom’s garden, she can’t wait to give it to her Grandma who is visiting from far away. However, the days leading up to her arrival feel like forever—and the persimmon is looking less and less perfect as time passes by. What can Joo Hong do to make sure it’s perfectly ripe—and not mushy and wrinkly—for Grandma’s visit?
By: Hannah Chung
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The Diamond Explorer
- By: Kao Kalia Yang
- Narrated by: Pagnia Xiong, Colin Ryan, Kelli Garland, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Malcolm is the youngest child of Hmong refugees, and he was born over a decade after his youngest sibling, giving him a unique perspective on his complicated immigrant family. In the first part of the story, we meet Malcolm as an elementary school kid through the eyes of the adults in his life—his parents and siblings but also the white teachers at his Minnesota schools. As middle school begins, we encounter Malcolm in his own words, and suddenly we see that this "quiet, slow Hmong boy" is anything but.
By: Kao Kalia Yang
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May the Best Player Win
- By: Kyla Zhao
- Narrated by: Annie Q Riegal
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The clock is ticking for May Li, whose middle-school chess team just earned a victory at the state championship—and with it, a ticket to nationals. What’s even more exciting is that May got an award for being the top female player and a splashy feature in the biggest chess magazine in the country. May should be thrilled. But some of her teammates, including her supposed-to-be-friend Ralph, aren’t too pleased with the attention she’s getting—and they’re even questioning her skills.
By: Kyla Zhao
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Team Chu and the Wild Ghost Chase
- Team Chu, Book 3
- By: Julie C. Dao
- Narrated by: Angela Tran, Richard Nguyen, Andrew Joseph Perez
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Iggy Morales's stylish cat, Tuba, becomes famous on social media, he scores an invite to a star-studded pet fashion show at Spooky World. The family-friendly, Halloween-themed indoor carnival is the place to be on the last weekend in October, so of course Iggy brings all of his friends, including Clip and Sadie. The kids expect to ride thrilling rollercoasters, play games in the midway, and eat fried dough and candy apples, but they encounter a different kind of excitement instead: a ghost called the Weeping Lady, who has haunted Spooky World for decades, appears and asks for their help.
By: Julie C. Dao
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Team Park
- By: Angela Ahn
- Narrated by: Tony Kim
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Unlike his dad, Evan Park does not like team sports—no matter how hard he tries. And when an accident causes Evan to break his wrist, he is determined that once he heals, he'll work on finding his thing. Alone. Inspired by his athletic physiotherapist, Evan decides to compete in an upcoming Dominator Ninja: Junior Edition competition. It will be part rehab, part fun. If he trains hard enough, he'll finally have something to put on his empty shelf in the family trophy cabinet. Maybe that would make his dad proud of him for once.
By: Angela Ahn