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Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
Sent into an arranged marriage, Tan Yunxian, forbidden to continue her work as a midwife-in-training as well as see her forever friend Meiling, is ordered to act like proper wife and seeks a way to continue treating women and girls from every level of society in fifteenth-century China.
"According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A novel about dead bodies found in the snow, a mother seeking revenge, and old folk tales that may very well be true. New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
486 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. But Zhu isn't the only one with imperial ambitions. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband--and she's strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky...
Author
Series
These violent delights volume 2
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24
Physical Desc
494 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on a mission. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang’s heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might...
Author
Series
These violent delights volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 21
Physical Desc
449 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their city.
Author
Series
City of dragons volume 1
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
232 pages : color illustrations 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the dragon egg she was given by a mysterious old lady hatches, Grace and her friends must protect it from those who want to abuse its powers.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
First American Edition.
Physical Desc
283 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"It is impossible to understand China today without understanding the Cultural Revolution," Tania Branigan writes. During this decade of Maoist fanaticism between 1966 and 1976, children turned on parents, students condemned teachers, and as many as two million people died for their supposed political sins, while tens of millions were hounded, ostracized, and imprisoned. Yet in China this brutal and turbulent period exists, for the most part, as an...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
xiv, 353 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama called "The End of History." Three decades later, Jim Sciutto said on CNN's air as the Ukraine war began, that we are living in a "1939 moment." History never ended-it barely paused-and the global order as we have known it is now gone. Great powers are reinvigorated and determined to assert dominance on the world stage. And as it escalates, this new order will affect everyone across...
Author
Series
City of dragons volume 2
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
221 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Whisked away to the Dragon King's Lair, Grace discovers Daijiang and his minions are searching for an ancient relic to subjugate the dragons and races against time to find it first while dealing with her burgeoning Hùnxuè powers and a new ally.
Author
Series
Assassin's Creed Dynasty volume 5
Publisher
TOKYOPOP Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First TokyoPop Printing ;
Physical Desc
305 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755)... An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Order of the Ancients, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. The two capitals Luoyang and Chang'an fall and China falls under the oppression of the cruel An Lushan.
As the Tang Dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams...
Author
Series
Assassin's Creed Dynasty volume 3
Publisher
TOKYOPOP Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First TokyoPop Printing ;
Physical Desc
174 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755)... An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Order of the Ancients, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. The two capitals Luoyang and Chang'an fall and China falls under the oppression of the cruel An Lushan.
As the Tang Dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams...
Author
Series
Assassin's Creed Dynasty volume 1
Publisher
TOKYOPOP Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First TokyoPop Printing ;
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755)... An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Order of the Ancients, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. The two capitals Luoyang and Chang'an fall and China falls under the oppression of the cruel An Lushan.
As the Tang Dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams...
Author
Series
Assassin's Creed Dynasty volume 4
Publisher
TOKYOPOP Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First TokyoPop Printing ;
Physical Desc
194 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755)... An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Order of the Ancients, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. The two capitals Luoyang and Chang'an fall and China falls under the oppression of the cruel An Lushan.
As the Tang Dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams...
Author
Series
Assassin's Creed Dynasty volume 2
Publisher
TOKYOPOP Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First TokyoPop Printing ;
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755)... An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Order of the Ancients, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. The two capitals Luoyang and Chang'an fall and China falls under the oppression of the cruel An Lushan.
As the Tang Dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams...
16) Reflection
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Captain Shang is mortally wounded by Shan Yu in battle, Mulan must travel to the Underworld, Diyu, in order to save him from certain death. But King Yama, the ruler of Diyu, is not willing to give Shang up easily.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pop!, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations and photographs ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book introduces readers to the ancient Chinese civilization. Dive into the complex history and accomplishments of the world's oldest civilization still in existence today. Ancient China's geography, innovations, religion, and culture are also explored in easy-to-read text and colorful photos. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cousins Patrick and Beth travel in Mr. Whittaker's invention, the Imagination Station, to thirteenth-century China, where they meet Marco Polo and Kublai Khan and are mistaken for Christian shamans.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
269 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
Author
Series
Publisher
Timbuktu Labs, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Junko is bad at athletics. Really bad. Other students laugh because they think she is small and weak. Then her teacher takes the class on a trip to a mountain. It's bigger than any Junko's ever seen, but she is determined to make it to the top. Ganbatte, her teacher tells her. Do your best. After that first trip, Junko becomes a mountaineer in body and spirit. She climbs snowy mountains, rocky mountains, and even faraway mountains outside of her...