Grace Lin
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Description
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
17) Robert's snow
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Robert, a little mouse anxious to experience snow, falls out of his bedroom window in his family's boot home and has a snow adventure.
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2010.
Language
English
Description
Living in her parents' dilapidated mountain hut, young Minli enjoys listening to her father's tales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon. Delighted by the tales, Minli sets off to find the wise Old Man. Along the way, she meets a variety of colorful characters, including a friend's dragon.
19) Olvina flies
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
When Olvina, a chicken, receives an invitation to the annual Bird Convention in Hawaii, Will the pig and a fellow passenger help her overcome her fear of flying.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.