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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander month so that our theme this Monday! #AAPI

Christina Soontornvat wrote the tagged book- a Thai-inspired retelling of Les Mis with magical elements that rocked my world and in doing so became a must-read author for me! In this version, the daughter of the prison warden hunts down a prison-born boy who is trying to escape his doomed life.

What titles would you recommend for #MiddleGradeMonday ?

This was a very cool read!
I really liked the main character, Nell.
I didn't read the description, so I was surprised there was a little bit of magic in this story.

#aapi #aapiauthor #thecartographers

#AAPI Heritage month recommendations
Historical fiction edition

Many of these you see here often - Pachinko, Kaikeyi, Island of Missing Trees. It isn't often I see people referring to The Tenth Muse - a wonderfully written book about a woman who is a math prodigy in a man's world. Or the series by Indu Sundaresan beautiful, rich sensory filled books about ancient India.
Historical fiction is my jam and there are so many fantastic books!

#AAPI heritage month recommendations
Nonfiction edition

Miller is a must read, this book will make you mad, but it also gives wonderful insight & is gorgeously written.
Crying In H-Mart had me crying, but also just so honored she is sharing her story with us
Mock is gorgeous inside and out and I loved all of her memoirs
Ace had me really looking at what is attraction, love, and sexuality stellar dive into asexuality
Maladies history of cancer wow

#AAPI heritage recommendations
Contemporary fiction edition

I am still sore that the tagged didn't make the Women's Prize short list. From what I can see it was an audience favorite. Such a great book..
Tomorrow x3 you have seen it everywhere but have you read it??
All My Rage - Tahir is a wonderful writer. This one of hers is sad, taking on grief and struggles, but the relationship between our main characters was a sweet delight to read.

#AAPI Heritage month
This was so well done. Interconnected stories of people after 2030 when a plague is released from permafrost. Grief, lost, and survival running themes through the stories, you think you are finished with someone 's story and then you are years later and hearing the story from their mother's point of view and it all makes perfect sense. I have been in a reading slump but this held my attention and I flew through it today.

#AAPI HERITAGE MONTH RECOMMENDATIONS
magical realism edition

These 3 books are amazing. I pushed the tagged on so many when it came out, I love it so much.

Build Your House Around My Body not only a fantastic title but this was one of the 2022 Women's Prize long listed books. Filled with ghosts and mystery, so good.

Our Missing Hearts ❤️ this felt so real, #AAPI hate is already such a problem in the US I could see this happening here.

#AAPI heritage month #recommendations
Graphic novel edition

3 books I pulled from my bookcases -
The Prince and the Dressmaker blew me away! I adore this story of a prince who has been hiding himself & the woman who comes along w/ out judgement to make his dreams a reality.
George Takei's They Called Us Enemy should be required reading -his story of being forced into an American Japanese internment camp during WWII History we need to know