Laurence Yep
Author
Series
Tiger's apprentice volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world
4) Isabelle
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Isabelle, who attends a performing arts school in Washington, D.C., with her older sister, Jade, has a passion for ballet dancing but lacks self-confidence
5) City of fire
Author
Series
City trilogy (Laurence Yep) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Scirye and her companions travel to Houlani, a new Hawaiian island created by magic, where they enlist the help of volcano goddess Pele in an attempt to stop an evil dragon and a mysterious man from altering the universe
Author
Series
Chinatown mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Lily and her aunt, a Chinese American movie actress, join forces to solve the theft of some priceless pearls and stop the operator of a sweatshop in San Francisco's Chinatown.
8) Tiger magic
Author
Series
Tiger's apprentice volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A Chinese American boy and his band of friends must protect the magical phoenix and fight a war to prevent the evil Vatten from taking over the world.
Author
Series
Tiger's apprentice volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A Chinese-American boy and his friends--a monkey, a dragon, a rat, and a tiger--must ensure that a magical phoenix egg does not fall into evil hands in the underwater dragon kingdom
11) Dragon's gate
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen-year-old Chinese boy is sent to America to join his father, an uncle, and other Chinese working to build a tunnel for the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1867. Sequel to "Mountain light."
12) Mia
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Mia has grown up playing ice hockey with her three older brothers and has the skills she needs to become a star hockey player. But she's tired of skating in her brothers' shadows and has decided to pursue her passion for figure skating instead. With the help of a new coach, Mia finds out whether she has what it takes to grow and compete as a figure skater
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In 531 A.D., a fifteen-year-old princess of the Hsien tribe in southern China keeps a diary which describes her role as liaison between her own people and the local Chinese colonists, in times of both peace and war.
14) Bravo, Mia!
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Mia's chances of skating in regionals are threatened by a family crisis, but she determines to face the possibility that she won't get to compete with determination and grace
15) Dragonwings
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1975
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine
16) City of ice
Author
Series
City trilogy (Laurence Yep) volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
From the islands of Hawaii, Scirye and her loyal companions pursue the villainous Mr. Roland and evil dragon Badik all the way to the city of Nova Hafnia in the icy Arctic Circle, to prevent Roland from obtaining the power to alter the universe
17) City of death
Author
Series
City trilogy (Laurence Yep) volume 3
Publisher
Starscape
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Scirye and her loyal companions chase the villainous Mr. Roland for a final showdown at Riye Srukalleyis, the City of Death, located in the heart of the Kushan Empire, along the Silk Road. There, they reunite with old friends, meet new allies, and confront an even more dangerous foe"--
Author
Series
Chinatown mysteries volume 2
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
When $2000 is stolen during the opening of a restaurant, Lily and her aunt, a Chinese American movie actress, search for the thief throughout San Francisco's Chinatown
Author
Series
Dragon's guide volume 1
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Crusty dragon Miss Drake's new pet human, precocious ten-year-old Winnie, not only thinks Miss Drake is her pet, she accidentally brings to life her "sketchlings" of mysterious and fantastic creatures hidden in San Francisco, causing mayhem among its residents.
20) Ribbons
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
A promising young ballet student cannot afford to continue lessons when her Chinese grandmother emigrates from Hong Kong, creating jealousy and conflict among the entire family