Susan Tan
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English
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When her stepfather leaves and her family loses their home to fire, twelve-year-old Chinese-American Monica, or Mo, struggles with anxiety, but the chance to hunt an elephant ghost -- and the promise of a new friend -- help convince her to live a little more dangerously.
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Language
English
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Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins is on a tight deadline. Her baby sister is about to be born, and Cilla needs to become a bestselling author before her family forgets all about her. So she writes about what she knows best -- herself!
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Lucy's grandmother Poh Poh and her poodle Fluffy arrive for a visit, and Fluffy immediately begins building a doomsday machine that will hypnotize humans and turn them into agents of chaos--can Ember work with the other neighborhood pets to outsmart this evil genius?
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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To accomplish her evil plan to flood the town, Bubbles the goldfish has assembled an army of fish hiding in the town pipes, and it is up to Ember the Chihuahua to overcome his fear of water and rally the other pets to stop Bubbles.
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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It is hard for Chihuahua Ember to decide which is worse: a pack of pugs who announce that they are aliens, or the dog park which is filled with large and overexcited dogs--but he is convinced that he and his animal friends must stop the pugs to save the world (for themselves).
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Series
Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 2
Language
English
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Priscilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins has just finished her (future) bestselling memoir, and now she's ready to write a Classic. This one promises to have everything: Romance, Adventure, and plenty of Drama---like Cilla's struggles to "be more Chinese," be the perfect flower girl at Aunt Eva's wedding, and learn how to share her best friend.--
Author
Series
Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 3
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Pricilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins has already written a "Bestseller" and a "Classic"--now it's time for her to write an Epic Story. Epics are all about brave heroes overcoming Struggles to save the world, and this year, Cilla is facing her toughest struggles yet: Cilla is in fifth grade and, unlike her classmates, not at all ready to start middle school. Her beloved grandfather YeYe has had a stroke and forgotten his English, and it's up to Cilla to help...
10) Piece by piece
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Publisher
Peabody Essex Museum
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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A child who loves visiting museums with her grandmother is sad when Nainai returns to China, but her father takes her to see something special where signs of Nainai are in every corner. Includes facts about the Peabody Essex Museum's Yu Yu Tang exhibit, directions for making a tea towel apron, and other activities.
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Series
Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 3
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins returns to pursue her dreams of becoming a successful author while dealing with her Chinese-American family.
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English
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"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in...
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Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
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"Te presentamos a Chispa, un chihuahua que acaba de ser adoptado por la familia Chin. Chispa no es un perro cualquiera; cree que es un príncipe del mal y quiere gobernar el mundo. Pero sus planes diabólicos se derrumban cuando se entera de que su nuevo vecindario ya es gobernado por una malvada ardilla a quien llaman Mole del Demoledor. ¿tendrá Chispa lo que hay que tener para construir un reino ... y gobernar el mundo?"--
For Ember, a rescue...