Historical - Asia
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Amil and the After
$9.99 Add to cartA hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved and award-winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera Hira… [more below]
- Author: Hiranandani, Veera
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 0525555080
- Language: English
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Lion of the Sky
$19.99 Add to cartAn evocative historical novel in verse about a boy and his family who are forced to flee their home and become refugees after the British Partition of India. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home.
- Author: Hemnani, Ritu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0063284480
- Language: English
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Suka’s Farm
$18.99 Add to cartBased on the authors’ family history, this story set in Japanese-occupied Korea portrays an unlikely friendship between a hungry child and an old farmer.
Life in 1941 Korea is difficult for Kwan and- Author: Park, Ginger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 10 2025
- ISBN10: 0807577162
- Language: English
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Ahimsa
$21.95 Add to cartIn this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali’s mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step
- Author: Kelkar, Supriya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 02 2017
- ISBN10: 1620143569
- Language: English
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A Moment Comes
$11.99 Read more“Historical fiction that brings its history to bloody, poignant life: rare and notable.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Before India was divided, three teens, each from wildly different backgrounds- Author: Bradbury, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1534439498
- Language: English
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The Last Cherry Blossom
$8.99 Read more“Set in the waning days of World War II Hiroshima, this is an extraordinary story with its universal themes of family, life, and love. . . ” –Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author of Red B… [more below]
- Author: Burkinshaw, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1510753443
- Language: English
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The Sign of the Chrysanthemum
$6.99 Read moreIn the Newbery Medalist’s first book, Muna searches for his father, a samurai warrior, in 12th-century Japan.
Muna has never known his father–a samurai, a noble warrior. But Muna’s mother has told Mun
- Series: Harper Trophy Book
- Author: Paterson, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 03 1988
- ISBN10: 0064402320
- Language: English
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A Place to Belong
$9.99 Add to cartFive starred reviews
“Another gift from Kadohata to her readers.” —Booklist (starred review) A Japanese American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese imprisonment camps, gives up- Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1481446657
- Language: English
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Dragonfly Eyes
$19.99 Read moreA 2023 Batchelder Honor Book
From acclaimed Chinese author Cao Wenxuan, recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, comes a compelling family saga spanning fifty years and three generations. Ah-Me- Author: Wenxuan, Cao
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1536200182
- Language: English
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The Best Kind of Mooncake
$18.99 Read moreOnce upon a morning in Hong Kong, in the alley of Tai Yuen Street, a girl is promised a mooncake with a double-yolk center–the best kind!
The special mooncake seems like the only excitement on an oth- Author: Auyeung, Pearl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1645675564
- Language: English
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Noodles on a Bicycle
$18.99 Read moreA vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo’s bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced towering trays of steaming hot noodles on their shoulders while navigating crowded city streets.
When th- Author: Maclear, Kyo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 0593706080
- Language: English
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The Firekeeper’s Son
$9.99 Read moreA tale rooted in Korean history about family, beauty, and peace.
Linda Sue Park’s beautiful picture book is about Sang-hee, son of the village firekeeper.
In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the coun
- Author: Park, Linda Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 20 2009
- ISBN10: 0547237693
- Language: English
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A Million Shades of Gray
$8.99 Add to cartY’Tin is brave.
No one in his village denies that–his mother may wish that he’d spend more time on school work than on elephant training, but still she knows that it takes a great deal of courage and- Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1442429194
- Language: English
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The Samurai’s Tale
$9.99 Add to cartTaro will become a samurai and redeem the family legacy that has been stolen from him. A classic tale of adventure.
When the powerful Lord Takeda’s soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and p
- Author: Haugaard, Erik C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0618615121
- Language: English
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Mieko and the Fifth Treasure
$7.99 Read moreWhen the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Mieko’s nearby village was turned into ruins, and her hand was badly injured. Mieko loves to do calligraphy more than anything, but now she can barely hold a pai… [more below]
- Author: Coerr, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 77
- Publish Date: April 14 2003
- ISBN10: 0698119908
- Language: English
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The Peace Tree from Hiroshima: The Little Bonsai with a Big Story
$14.95 Add to cart**Winner of the 2017 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award **
**Winner of the 2015 Gelett Burgess Award for Best Intercultural Book**
**Winner of the 2015 Silver Evergreen Medal for World Pea… [more below]- Author: Moore, Sandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 14 2015
- ISBN10: 4805313471
- Language: English
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The Moon from Dehradun: A Story of Partition
$18.99 Read moreA Bank Street Best Children’s Book of 2023
In time for the 75th anniversary of the Partition of British
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2022
A Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Selection- Author: Shamsi, Shirin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1665906790
- Language: English
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Keeping Corner
$16.99 Add to cartBa slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain so I didn’t mind taking them off, but I loved wearing my milk-glass bangles and the lakkh bracelets.
“A widow can’t wear bangles,”- Author: Sheth, Kashmira
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0786838604
- Language: English
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Crossing the Farak River
$9.95 Add to cartFourteen-year-old Hasina is forced to flee everything she knows in this gripping account of the refugee crisis in Myanmar.
For Hasina and her younger brother Araf, the constant threat of Sit Tat, the
- Author: Aung Thin, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1773213962
- Language: English
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Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
$12.99 Add to cartThe summer of 1972, before I turned nine, danger began knocking on doors all over China.
Nine-year-old Ling has a very happy life. Her parents are both dedicated surgeons at the best hospital in Wuhan- Author: Compestine, Ying Chang
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 29 2009
- ISBN10: 0312581491
- Language: English
