AAPI Heritage Month - Books for Teens

Updated May 21, 2024
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County)Lake Oswego Public Library
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Gorgeous gruesome faces
Cheng, Linda
Paper Book
A cutthroat K-pop competition leads to a dark obsession in this twisty sapphic horror-romance. Perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting and Yellowjackets. "A perfect blend of folk horror and dazzling showbiz that will grip you from page one." ―Trang Thanh Tran,...
Catfish rolling
Kumagai, Clara
Paper Book
A debut young adult coming-of-age book with magic realism elements, Catfish Rolling is perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli films and Laura Ruby's Bone Gap. There's a catfish under Japan, and when it rolls, the land rises and falls. At least, that's what Sora was...
The space between here & now
Suk, Sarah
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories. Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has...
Kween
Chum, Vichet
Paper Book
A searing, joyful YA debut about a queer Cambodian American teen's journey to find her voice and step into her legacy, perfect for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Elizabeth Acevedo. Soma Kear's verses have gone viral. Trouble is, she didn't exactly think her slam poetry video through....
Of light and shadow
Bhathena, Tanaz
Paper Book
A standalone novel of magic, mayhem, love, and betrayal set in the Wrath of Ambar universe, this is the story of a bandit and a prince who change each other in unexpected ways. For readers of Sabaa Tahir and Marie Lu. When they don't give us our birthright, we steal it.
Enlightened
Ediriweera, Sachi
Paper Book
A spirited young prince longing to learn more about the world grows into a man on a quest to find the cause of human suffering in this first-of-its-kind graphic novel retelling of the life of Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism. Prince Siddhartha lives in a beautiful palace in...
Road of the lost
Azad, Nafiza
Paper Book
"A beautifully mythic world rich with heart and charming characters, Road of the Lost tells a powerful tale of self-discovery that...held me wholly enchanted until the end." --Ashley Shuttleworth, author of A Dark and Hollow Star Perfect for fans of The Cruel...
A map to the sun
Leong, Sloane
Paper Book
A Map to the Sun is a gripping YA graphic novel about five principle players in a struggling girls' basketball team. One summer day, Ren meets Luna at a beachside basketball court and a friendship is born. But when Luna moves to back to Oahu, Ren's messages to her friend go...

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