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Crossing the Blue Willow Bridge: A Journey to My Daughter's Birthplace in China: A ReviewAnyone who has been, or plans to go on a homeland trip will eat up the details of what the trip was like: the emotion, the sights, the food, and the sorts of trials that always go along with the international travel.
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Titanic (Series) by Gordon Korman: A ReviewThis fast-paced, accessible trilogy will satisfy fans of a good adventure as well as children who are fascinated by the Titanic.
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao LordSet in the year 1947, this classic book follows the adventures of girl who has recently immigrated to the United States from China.
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinThis story weaves together many of the themes and characters in Chinese folklore into an enchanting fantasy story of a young girl's quest to help her family.
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Year of the Dog by Grace LinThis is a school story with a distinctly Chinese flavor. Lin has sprinkled tidbits about Chinese culture, charming little drawings, and tales from Pacy's parents’ lives throughout this gem of a book.
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Hannah West, a Mystery Series by Linda JohnsThe mysteries are light and fun, and like every girl detective, Hannah has an eye for detail and a knack for piecing clues together.
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The Five Ancestors, an Adventure Series by Jeff StoneThis book provides plenty of action for kids who like adventure series while shedding some light on Chinese culture, especially the ideas behind kung fu and its fighting styles, and the history of 17th century China.
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Chu Ju's House by Gloria WhelanThis luminous book sheds light on Chinese cultural practices as it follows its capable and resourceful heroine in her journey across China.
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North of Beautiful by Justina Chen HeadleyThis well-written book for teens addresses the issues of appearance and self acceptance, dealing with a cold and distant father, friendship, and the popular hobby of geo-caching.
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American-Born Chinese by Gene YangThis graphic novel deals with a teen boy’s sense of self and coping with racial stereotypes by cleverly juxtaposing three stories.
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The Great Call of China (S. A. S. S.) By Cynthea LiuThough the cover makes this book seem like a fluffy piece of chick lit, it is actually a well-written and enjoyable story featuring a smart young woman.
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThis book club favorite follows two intimately connected women, Lily and Snow Flower, in 19th century China.
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung ChangThis memoir, the grandmother of all books about women in China, follows three generations of the Chang family’s tumultuous life in the equally tumultuous course of history and 20th century China.
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Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language by Deborah FallowsWhile other books want to show the sweep of a society's history and culture, this book focuses on little moments and little insights that will be a delight to anyone interested in knowing what it is like to live in China.
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Socialism is Great!: A Worker’s Memoir of the New China by Lijia ZhangI picked up this book just because of the picture on the cover: a ruddy-cheeked, wholesome and plump young Chinese woman is standing and holding two pristine, fluffy lambs.
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Girl in Translation by Jean KwokThis is a book that brings home the hardships, the triumphs, and the poignancy of the immigrant experience in America.
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The Red Thread by Ann HoodNovelist Ann Hood incorporates many of the events of her own life into this story of a woman who runs an agency that helps American couples adopt children from China.
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Silent Tears by Kay BrattBratt provides one of the few accounts of an inside look at life in a Chinese orphanage.
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The Good Earth by Pearl BuckThough the book is ostensibly about a man's rise from poverty to landed gentry, the person who really stands out is his wife, O-Lan, a slave girl whom he purchased to be his wife.
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Bound by Love by Linda DroegerA biography of a Chinese couple who founded the largest Chinese adoption agency in the world, this book is a bit of a love story, a bit of an immigrant story, but mostly a testament to persistence.
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Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother by XinranThis book provides an authoritative account of the stories of the women who have had to relinquish their children for adoption.
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The River at the Center of the World by Simon WinchesterWinchester is one of the preeminent voices representing China to the West, and in this book he uses geography to explore the history and culture of China as well.
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Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son by Kay JohnsonJohnson has been able to spend many years thoroughly researching attitudes towards adoption and abandonment in China and has published the most authoritative book on the topic to date.
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Big in China by Alan PaulIn China, Paul met a fellow musician with the improbable name of Woodie Wu and an even more improbable tattoo of Stevie Ray Vaughan on his left arm. When they decided to get a band together, they name it—what else?—Woodie Alan.
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Postcards from Tomorrow Square by James FallowsFallows, a correspondent for the magazine The Atlantic Monthly, moved to China in 2006 and collects here some of his regular columns chronicling life and times and emerging China.
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Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of New China by John PomfretIn this book, journalist John Pomfret chooses to tell a wide and sweeping history of China through particular people, his classmates at Nanjing University in 1981.
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China Ghosts: My Daughter's Journey to America, My Passage to Fatherhood by Jeff GammageGammage, a journalist for the Philadelphia Inquirer provides one of the few accounts of adopting from China written from a father's point of view.
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Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption by Scott SimonIn the course of this memoir, the affable NPR host Scott Simon muses on the history of adoption, and profiles other families who have adopted or are considering adoption.
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10 More Things You Didn't Know About Dancing with the Stars’ Chaz BonoMore Tidbits about America's Most Famous Transgendered Ballroom Dancer
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Dancing with the Stars’ Chaz BonoHere are 10 things you may not know about America's most famous transgender ballroom dancer.
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dancing with the Stars Chaz BonoNo one set off a firestorm quite like the selection of 42-year-old Chaz Bono for Dancing with the Stars. Learn about his sex change, the reaction from his mother, Cher, and his plans to marry.