pickDeb takes you through teenage years filled with friendship, broken self-image, cultural connections, blossoming art skills, and just trying to stay alive when so much seems to be working against you. This book is well organized and has a lot of visual interest while conveying to readers who may face similar struggles and traumas that they are not alone. Recommended to check the content warnings. #Comics #AAPI #MentalHealth
so-soA girl or teenager secretly takes a study abroad in Vietnam to find her mother's family and meets the writer/food vendor of her dreams. This was pretty cute and there was a lot of attention paid to the culture and setting. Both characters' fears and griefs were well explored. I couldn't decide if the characters were Middle schoolers or high schoolers though. I think high school? They often felt much younger. #LGBTQIA #AAPI #Vietnam #Food
pickI picked this up from the library and it is due back this weekend so getting a jumpstart on #CampLitsy25 I think this is going to be an interesting discussion. Fans of Mona Awad are going to like this. I enjoyed it, especially the later half, but I really like fever dream type books, those books you have to just keep reading and have faith something will flush out, even if that something is great language, which this definitely has.
A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life—perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo.
For as long as she can remember, it‘s been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn‘t always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together.
#AlmostAmericanGirl #RobinHa #AAPI #books #book #bookstagram #bookhaul ❤️🔥
Katsuyamas never quit—but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn‘t even know where to start. She‘s never lived up to her mom‘s type A ambition, and she‘s perfectly happy just helping her aunt, Hannah, at their family‘s flower shop.
She doesn‘t buy into Hannah‘s romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ discovers a knack she never knew she had. A skill she might even be proud of.
#AAPI
Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings: these are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries.
Fifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate.
#AThousandBeginningsAndEndings #EllenOh #ElsieChapman #book #AAPI
My Mothers Day gifts🖤 they know me so well!! #aaponth #aapi #blacklead #monsterlove
Happy AAPI MONTH!! Happy Spring.
I decided to do a book spin for this month to get out of my reading slump. I have a D20 dice, I listed books, book themes, and activities. I have some AAPI authors or protagonists in my bookspin to celebrate AAPI.
What are your AAPI recs?
What is everyone reading out there?
question for my DnD folks - what are some good DnD-themed or inspired books that you would recommend?
#dnd #bookspin #aapi
pickI recently picked up several random graphic novels at the library, including this one. Caroline can't stop thinking about the popular girl she has started tutoring at school and finds that they have more in common than she could imagine. I really enjoyed this. The character building is great and the art is beautiful. Their texting style reminded me of when my husband and I first started. #LGBTQIA #comics #AAPI
pickI'm not all that into superhero comics because they just don't interest me enough, but I do really enjoy the Marvel Voices collections. My favorite in this one was definitely the issue that reimagined several characters including Wolverine and Venom (and characters I don't know) in a Japanese mythology landscape. #comics #inclusive #AAPI
