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May, 2021

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Persepolis - IranThe city of Persepolis was founded in 518 BC by Darius I. It was the capital city of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. It is located at the junction of the Pulvār and Kor rivers in what is today southwestern Iran. Persepolis was invaded by the army of Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Soon after, the city’s wooden buildings were destroyed by a fire -- likely set by Alexander’s troops. Built and decorated in the stunning Mesopotamian style, the stone structures that remain today are remarkably well preserved.

Middle School Fiction

When You Trap a Tiger(Winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal)by Tae Keller

The Bridge Homeby Padma Venkatraman

Where the Mountain Meets the Moonby Grace Lin

A Single Shardby Linda Sue Park

Middle School Fiction

Iqbalby Francesco D'Adamo

SOLDby Patricia McCormick

Homeless Birdby Gloria Whelan

Rickshaw Girlby Mitali Perkins

Middle School Fiction

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr

Lantakaby Jonathan Bouw

Baseball Saved Usby Ken Mochizuki

Inside Out and Back Againby Thanhhà Lai

Middle School Fiction

The Paper Boat: A Refugee Storyby Thao Lam

Tara and the Towering Wave: An Indian Ocean Tsunami Survival Story by Cristina Oxtra and Francesca Ficorilli

I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 by Lauren Tarshis

Day of the Dragon King: Magic Tree House Book 14by Mary Pope Osborne

Middle School Fiction

The Samurai's Taleby Erik C. Haugaard

Pippa Park Raises Her Gameby Erin Yun

When My Name Was Keokoby Linda Sue Park

Dumpling Days:A Pacy Lin Novel by Grace Lin

Middle School Fiction

Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderellaby Jewell Reinhard Coburn

Emily Out of Focusby Miriam Spitzer Franklin

Under the Broken Skyby Mariko Nagai

Ayumi's Violinby Mariko Tatsumoto

Middle School Fiction

Stand on the Skyby Erin Bow

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Room to Dream (A Front Desk Novel)by Kelly Yang

Starry River of the Skyby Grace Lin

Middle School Fiction

Peter Polo and the Snow Beast of Hunzaby Craig Bradley

Brother's Keeperby Julie Lee

The Last Cherry Blossomby Kathleen Burkinshaw

A Wish in the Darkby Christina Soontornvat

Middle School Fiction

The Breadwinner:Breadwinner Series Book 1 of 4by Deborah Ellis

Aloha, Kanani (American Girl)by Lisa Yee

The Night Diaryby Veera Hiranandani

Raya and the Last Dragonby Disney Press, Samantha Tan, et al.

Middle School Fiction

Asha & the Spirit Birdby Jasbinder Bilan

Mulan: Before the Sword (Disney Mulan)by Grace Lin

When the Sea Turned to Silverby Grace Lin

Child of the Owl: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1965by Laurence Yep

Middle School Fiction

The Year of the Pandaby Miriam Schlein

Dragonwingsby Laurence Yep

Panda-moniumby Stuart Gibbs

The Thing About Luckby Cynthia Kadohata

Middle School Fiction

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Taleby Arthur Ransome and Uri Shulevitz

Breaking Stalin's Noseby Eugene Yelchin

The Royal Diaries: Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914by Carolyn Meyer

The Littlest Matryoshkaby Corinne Demas Bliss

Middle School Fiction

Boys without Namesby Kashmira Sheth

Shooting Kabulby N. H. Senzai

Escape from Aleppoby N. H. Senzai

Extra Creditby Andrew Clements

Middle School Fiction

Pearl Harbor (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (4)by Jennifer Swanson

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disastersby Lenore Look

Call It Courageby Armstrong Sperry

The Year of the Rat by Grace Lin

Middle School Fiction

While I Was Awayby Waka T. Brown

A Perfect Time for Pandas: Book 20 of 27: Magic Tree House:by Mary Pope Osborne

1001 Cranesby Naomi Hirahara

See You in the Cosmosby Jack Cheng

Middle School Fiction

Crossing the Farak Riverby Michelle Aung Thin

The Serpent's Secret: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1by Sayantani DasGupta

The House With Chicken Legsby Sophie Anderson

Ahimsaby Supriya Kelkar

Middle School Fiction

Project Mulberryby Linda Sue Park

Seesaw Girlby Linda Sue Park

Sylvia & Akiby Winifred Conkling

Kira-Kiraby Cynthia Kadohata

The Great Wall - ChinaThe Great Wall is actually a series of fortifications, including barracks, watch-towers, beacon- towers, and fortresses. Walls were built to help protect people from invaders from the north, including the Xiongnu, Mongols and Huns. Some sections are 2200 years old. It was the first emperor of unified China, Qin Shi Huang (ruled 220-208 BC,) who ordered that the sections be joined. The wall does not form a straight line. It bends and curves over 13,000 miles in total from Shanhai Pass in the east to Jiayu Pass in the west.

High School Fiction

So Far from the Bamboo Groveby Yoko Kawashima Watkins

I Love You So Mochiby Sarah Kuhn

American Pandaby Gloria Chao

Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword)by David Kudler

High School Fiction

My Brother, My Sister, and Iby Yoko Kawashima Watkins

Almond:A Novelby Won-pyung Sohn and Sandy Joosun Lee

The Mountains Singby Que Mai Phan Nguyen

Never Fall Down: A Novelby Patricia McCormick

High School Fiction

Interior Chinatown: A Novelby Charles Yu

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

P.S. I Still Love Youby Jenny Han

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

High School Fiction

A Pho Love Storyby Loan Le

This Time Will Be Differentby Misa Sugiura

The Downstairs Girlby Stacey Lee

Frankly in Loveby David Yoon

High School Fiction

The War Outsideby Monica Hesse

Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer Ashley

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (The Samurai Mysteries)by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler

Vicious Spiritsby Kat Cho

High School Fiction

We Are Not Freeby Traci Chee

A Step from Heavenby An Na

Full Cicada Moonby Marilyn Hilton

Made in Koreaby Sarah Suk

High School Fiction

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novelby Ocean Vuong

Go: A Coming of Age Novelby Kazuki Kaneshiro and Takami Nieda

The Weight of Our Skyby Hanna Alkaf

Foundations:Bastion Academy Book 1by J.D. Astra

High School Fiction

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Life of Piby Yann Martel

The Joy Luck Club: A Novelby Amy Tan

Shogun : A Novel Of Japanby James Clavell

High School Fiction

Does My Head Look Big in This?by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Darius the Great Is Not Okayby Adib Khorram

The Forest of Stolen Girlsby June Hur

Dragon Hoopsby Gene Luen Yang

High School Fiction

Love, Hate and Other Filtersby Samira Ahmed

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Aliby Sabina Khan

Zara Hossain Is Hereby Sabina Khan

The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen by Mitali Perkins

High School Fiction

If You Could Be Mine: A Novelby Sara Farizan

The Bookweaver's Daughterby Malavika Kannan

The Jungle Bookby Rudyard Kipling

Kimby Rudyard Kipling

High School Fiction

Blood Heirby Amélie Wen Zhao

Romanovby Nadine Brandes

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Sunrise Over Fallujahby Walter Dean Myers

High School Fiction

Night Witches: A Novel of World War Twoby Kathryn Lasky

Black Widow Red Vengeance: A Black Widow Novelby Margaret Stohl

Saving Zashaby Randi Barrow

Alex Rider: Russian Rouletteby Anthony Horowitz

High School Fiction

Dyatlov Pass: Based on the true story that haunted Russiaby Alan K. Baker

Finding Baba Yaga: A Short Novel in Verseby Jane Yolen

The Silvered Serpents: The Gilded Wolves, 2by Roshani Chokshi

Between Shades of Grayby Ruta Sepetys

High School Fiction

The Akunin Project: The Mysteries and Histories of Russia's Bestselling Authorby Elena V. Baraban

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Editionby George Orwell

High School Fiction

War and Peaceby Leo Tolstoy

The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogolby Nikolai Gogol

Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verseby Alexander Pushkin

The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Writings, 1947-2005by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

High School Fiction

Hawaiiby James A. Michener

Sharks in the Time of Saviorsby Kawai Strong Washburn

Typeeby Herman Melville

Starfishby Akemi Dawn Bowman

St. Basil’s Cathedral - RussiaSt. Basil’s Cathedral is located on Red Square in Moscow. Each of its 10 eye-catching domes differs in design and colour. It was commissioned by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to commemorate a military victory. Construction took place c. 1554-1560. Now a museum, it was the major Russian Orthodox church in Moscow; a wedding and coronation place for princes, tsars and emperors. The cathedral was named for Vasily Blazhenny (St. Basil the Beatified) who was buried in the church vaults.

Middle School Nonfiction

The Complete Asian Cookbookby Charmaine Soloman

101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipesby Jet Tila

A Kid's Guide to Asian American History: More than 70 Activities by Valerie Petrillo

Middle School Nonfiction

Wildlife Worlds Asiaby Tim Harris

Marianne North: The Kew Collectionby Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

102 Color Paintings of Marianne North - British Victorian Naturalist and Botanical Painter (October 24, 1830 - August 30, 1890)by Jacek Michalak and Marianne North

Middle School Nonfiction

Japanese Children's Favorite Stories: Anniversary Editionby Florence Sakade and Yoshisuke Kurosaki

The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: How to Draw Original Characters from Simple Templates by Christopher Hart

Japanese Origami for Beginners: 20 Classic Origami Modelsby Vanda Battaglia

Easy Origami: over 30 simple projectsby John Montroll

Middle School Nonfiction

Manga for the Beginner: Everything you Need to Start Drawing Right Away! by Christopher Hart

What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima?by Jess Brallier

Sushi Cookbook for Beginners: 100 Step-By-Step Recipes to Make Sushi at Homeby Chika Ravitch

Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fujiby Amelie Balcou

Middle School Nonfiction

Are You an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kanekoby Misuzu Kaneko, Toshikado Hajiri, et al.

Ninjas and Samurai: Magic Tree House Fact Trackerby Mary Pope Osborne

How to Draw Manga: Basics and Beyond! by Manga University

Be More Japan: The Art of Japanese Livingby DK Eyewitness

Middle School Nonfiction

101 Great Samurai Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ramen Obsession: The Ultimate Bible for Mastering Japanese Ramenby Naomi Imatome-Yun and Robin Donovan

Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900by Andreas Marks

Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japanby Andreas Marks

Middle School Nonfiction

The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guideby Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss

Essential Wok Cookbook: A Simple Chinese Cookbook for Stir-Fry, Dim Sum, and Other Restaurant Favoritesby Naomi Imatome-Yun

Absolute Expert: Pandas: All the Latest Facts From the Field With National Geographic Explorer Mark Brodyby Ruth Strother and Marc Brody

Dumplings All Day Wong: A Cookbook of Asian Delights From a Top Chefby Lee Anne Wong

Middle School Nonfiction

What's Inside the Forbidden City? by Professor Beaver

China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall: (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker)by Mary Pope Osborne

Panda Love: The Secret Lives of Pandasby Ami Vitale

Chinese Takeout Cookbook: From Chop Suey to Sweet 'n' Sour, Over 70 Recipes to Re-create Your Favoritesby Kwoklyn Wan

Middle School Nonfiction

Easy Chinese Cookbook: Restaurant Favorites Made Simpleby Chris Toy

Flora of the Silk Road: An Illustrated Guideby Basak Gardner and Christopher Gardner

The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient Chinaby Jane O'Connor

Chinese Myths and Legends: The Monkey King and Other Adventuresby Shelley Fu and Patrick Yee

Middle School Nonfiction

Mission: Panda Rescue: All About Pandas and How to Save Them: National Geographic Kids by Kitson Jazynka

China Through Time: A 2,500-Year Journey Along the World's Greatest Canalby DK

Imperial Chinaby DK

Chinese Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Talesby Mingmei Yip

Middle School Nonfiction

Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends: A Gift Edition of 73 Enchanting Chinese Folk Stories and Fairy Talesby Frederick H. Martens and Richard Wilhelm

Where Is the Great Wall?by Patricia Brennan Demuth

Nǐ Hǎo, China (Countries of the World)by Leah Kaminski

Silk Roadsby Peter Frankopan and Neil Packer

Middle School Nonfiction

A Children's History of Indiaby Subhadra Sen Gupta and Priyankar Gupta

The Technology of Ancient India by Gina Hagler

Where Is the Taj Mahal?by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, et al.

The Indian Slow Cooker: 70 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipesby Anupy Singla

Middle School Nonfiction

Ancient India for Kids - Early Civilization and History by Baby Professor

Illustrated Atlas of India: A Visual Guide to the Land, Its People and Cultureby DK

The History of India for Children, Vol. 2: From The Mughals To The Present by Archana Garodia Gupta and Shruti Garodia

The History of India for Children , Vol. 1: From Prehistory To The Sultanates by Archana Garodia Gupta and Shruti Garodia

Middle School Nonfiction

Patterns of India: A Journey Through Colors, Textiles, and the Vibrancy of Rajasthan by Christine Chitnis

Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850 (Men-at-Arms)by Stuart Reid and Gerry Embleton

India by Jim Bartell

Classic Tales from India: How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head and Other Storiesby Vatsala Sperling , Harish Johari, et al.

Middle School Nonfiction

DK Eyewitness Thailand (Travel Guide)by DK Eyewitness

Kiin: Recipes and Stories from Northern Thailand by Nuit Regular

Lonely Planet Thailand (Country Guide)by Lonely Planet

Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand by Andy Ricker

Middle School Nonfiction

DK Eyewitness Cambodia and Laos (Travel Guide)by DK Eyewitness

Burma Superstar: Addictive Recipes from the Crossroads of Southeast Asiaby Desmond Tan and Kate Leahy

DK Eyewitness Myanmar (Burma) (Travel Guide)by DK Eyewitness

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat

Middle School Nonfiction

The Poke Cookbook: The Freshest Way to Eat Fishby Martha Cheng

Lao Recipe Cookbook: Become A Professional Pho Khua - Choicest Dishes from Laos for You to Masterby April Blomgren

Lao Folktales by Wajuppa Tossa, Kongdeuane Nattavong, et al.

Master The Lao Alphabet, A Handwriting Practice Workbook: Perfect Your Calligraphy Skills …by Lang Workbooks

Middle School Nonfiction

Parwana: Recipes and Stories from an Afghan Kitchenby Durkhanai Ayubi

Islamic Art and Architecture (The World of Art)by Robert Hillenbrand

Islamic Tiles by Venetia Porter

Islamic Art of Illumination: Classical Tazhib From Ottoman to Contemporary Timesby Sema Onat

Middle School Nonfiction

National Geographic Countries of the World: Israelby Emma Young

Traditional Costumes of Saudi Arabia: The Mansoojat Foundation Collectionby Hamida Alireza

Iraq (Countries Around the World)by Paul Mason

Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbookby Yotam Ottolenghi

Middle School Nonfiction

Carpets of Afghanistanby Richard D. Parsons

Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabulby Fredrik Hiebert and Pierre Cambon

National Geographic Countries of the World: Turkeyby Sarah Shields

National Geographic Countries of the World: Iranby Leon Gray

Middle School Nonfiction

North Korea (Countries Around the World)by Elizabeth Raum

I Escaped North Korea!by Scott Peters

South Korea (Countries Around the World)by Elizabeth Raum

Cambodia and Laos (Travel Guide)by DK Eyewitness

Middle School Nonfiction

Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking: From Everyday Meals to Celebration Cuisineby Maangchi

What Was the Vietnam War?by Jim O'Connor

Vietnamese Children's Favorite Storiesby Phuoc Thi Minh Tran

Xin Chào, Vietnam (Countries of the World)by Meghan Gottschall

Middle School Nonfiction

Land of the Long White Cloud: Maori Myths, Tales and Legendsby Kiri Te Kanawa and Michael Foreman

Sina And The Magical Eel: Legends from Polynesia (The Legends of Sina of Samoa)by Rev Falefatu Enari and Miss Bettyheart Lototasi Enari

Where Is Easter Island?by Megan Stine

On an Island with Gauguin by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober

Middle School Nonfiction

The Philippines: A Visual Journeyby Elizabeth V. Reyes

Filipino Children's Favorite Storiesby Liana Elena Romulo and Joanne de Leon

DK Eyewitness New Zealand (Travel Guide)by DK Eyewitness

MAORI & POLYNESIAN TATTOOS : 100 Modern Tribal Designs to Colour and Explore: Maori Tattoo Artby Gravity Prints

Middle School Nonfiction

Reference Map of Oceania: The Pacific Islands of Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesiaby James A. Bier

Wildlife of the Galápagos: Second Edition by Julian Fitter, Daniel Fitter, et al.

The Boba Book: Bubble Tea and Beyondby Andrew Chau and Bin Chen

The Easy Filipino Cookbook: 100 Classics Made Simpleby Roline Casper

Middle School Nonfiction

The Art of Moanaby Jessica Julius, Maggie Malone, et al.

Passion of the Ice: A History of Hawaiian Shave Ice, Kakigori, Snow Cones, and Other Ice Desserts of the World + 50 Chill Recipesby Happy Shave Ice

Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spiritsby Caren Loebel-Fried

Hawaiian Mythologyby Martha Warren Beckwith

Middle School Nonfiction

Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai'i by Alana Kysar

Cook Real Hawai'i: A Cookbookby Sheldon Simeon and Garrett Snyder

The Science of Waves and Surfboards (Smithsonian Readers)by Lisa Steele MacDonald

What Was Pearl Harbor?by Patricia Brennan Demuth

Middle School Nonfiction

Russia by Jim Bartell

Russia (Countries Around the World)by Jilly Hunt

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming

Russian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev and Ivan Bilibin

Middle School Nonfiction

The Nutcrackerby Susan Jeffers

The Tale of the Firebirdby Gennady Spirin

Eyewitness: Russia by Kathleen Berton Murrell

Simple History: The Russian Revolutionby Daniel Turner

Middle School Nonfiction

The Splendor of St. Petersburg: Art & Life in Late Imperial Palaces of Russiaby Thierry Morel

Where Is the Kremlin?by Deborah Hopkinson

Beyond Borscht: Old-World Recipes from Eastern Europe: Ukraine, Russia, Poland & Moreby Tatyana Nesteruk

Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yagaby Alexander Afanasyev

The Taj Mahal - IndiaThe Taj Mahal is located on the Yamuna River in Agra. The iconic building and complex, includes a 17 hectare Mughal garden It was constructed for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1648. The primary architect was Ustad-Ahmad Lahori. Similar to a mosque in design, it is regarded as the best example of Indo-Islamic architecture.

High School Nonfiction

Culture Hacks: Deciphering Differences in American, Chinese, and Japanese Thinkingby Richard Conrad

Ancient Asian History: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Civilizations of China and Japanby Captivating History

When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the "Riches of the East"by Stewart Gordon

History of East Asia: A Captivating Guide to the History of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwanby Captivating History

High School Nonfiction

Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birdsby John Pickrell

Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolutionby Helen Zia

The Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperorby Roberto Ciarla

China: A Historyby John Keay

High School Nonfiction

Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibetby Michael Freeman and Selena Ahmed

China: A History in Objectsby Jessica Harrison-Hall

How to Read Chinese Ceramics by Denise Patry Leidy

Ancient China: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of China and the Chinese Civilization …by Captivating History

High School Nonfiction

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed Historyby Kassia St. Clair

1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance by Gavin Menzies

A Year Without "Made in China": One Family's TrueLife Adventure in the Global Economyby Sara Bongiorni

The Lost Daughters of China: Adopted Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search fora Missing Pastby Karin Evans

High School Nonfiction

The New Silk Roads: The New Asia and the Remaking of the World Orderby Peter Frankopan

The Arts of China: Sixth Edition, Revised and Expandedby Michael Sullivan

The Art of Warby Sun Tzu and Ralph D. Sawyer

Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Wayby Ursula K. Le Guin

High School Nonfiction

Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imageryby Patricia Bjaaland Welch

1421: The Year China Discovered Americaby Gavin Menzies

The Silk Roads: A New History of the Worldby Peter Frankopan

For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed Historyby Sarah Rose

High School Nonfiction

Photographs of Manzanarby Ansel Adams

Farewell to Manzanarby Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston

Korematsu v. The United States (Landmark Supreme Court Cases)by Karen Kenney

The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II Americaby Bradford Pearson

High School Nonfiction

Japan from Anime to Zen: Quick Takes on Culture, Art, History, Food . . . and Moreby David Watts Barton

Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War IIby Richard Reeves

Midnight in Broad Daylightby Pamela Rotner Sakamoto

The Train to Crystal Cityby Jan Jarboe Russell

High School Nonfiction

The Manga Fashion Bible: The Go-To Guide for Drawing Stylish Outfits and Charactersby Christopher Hart

Mind-Blowing Modular Origami: The Art of Polyhedral Paper Folding: Use Origami Math to fold Complex, Innovative Geometric Origami Modelsby Byriah Loper

Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters: Learn to Draw More Than 900 Facesby Hosoi Aya

Manga (BRITISH MUSEUM)by Nicole Rousmaniere and Matsuba Ryoko

High School Nonfiction

Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the Worldby Matt Alt

The Art of the Japanese Sword: The Craft of Swordmaking and its Appreciationby Yoshindo Yoshihara,

Samurai and Ninja: The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth that Shatters the Bushido Mystiqueby Antony Cummins

Samurai Castles: History / Architecture / Visitors' Guidesby Jennifer Mitchelhill

High School Nonfiction

A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sunby Jonathan Clements

Samurai: An Illustrated Historyby Mitsuo Kure

Amazing Origami Kit: Traditional Japanese Folding Papers and Projects by Tuttle Editors

Japanese Soul Cooking: Ramen, Tonkatsu, Tempura, and More from the Streets and Kitchens of Tokyo and Beyond by Tadashi Ono

High School Nonfiction

Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Companyby William Dalrymple

History of Ancient and Early Medeival India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Centuryby Upinder Singh

India: A History. Revised and Updatedby John Keay

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empireby William Dalrymple

High School Nonfiction

Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Centuryby Naman P. Ahuja

India After Gandhi The History of the World's Largest Democracyby Ramachandra Guha

India: A Captivating Guide to the History of India, The East India Company and Dutch East India Companyby Captivating History

Indian Art (World of Art)by Roy C. Craven

High School Nonfiction

Lonely Planet India (Country Guide)by Lonely Planet, Michael Benanav, et al.

Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India: A Cookbookby Maneet Chauhan

Indian Art (Oxford History of Art)by Partha Mitter

Made in India: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchenby Meera Sodha

High School Nonfiction

Saris: Tradition and Beyondby Rta Kapur Chishti and Martand Singh

The Mughal Empire and British Raj: A Captivating Guide to the History of India… by Captivating History

India: UNESCO World Heritage Sitesby Shikha Jain, Vinay Sheel Oberoi, et al.

The Taj Mahal: A Complete Book: Architecture, Art and Ornamentationby Professor R. Nath and Ajay Nath

High School Nonfiction

Hot Tea across Indiaby Rishad Saam Mehta

The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideasby Mahatma Gandhi

Brave Women of Indiaby Anant Pai

DK Eyewitness India (Travel Guide)by DK Eyewitness

High School Nonfiction

Vegetarian India: A Journey Through the Best of Indian Home Cooking: A Cookbookby Madhur Jaffrey

Photographic Field Guide: Wildlife of South Indiaby Surya Ramachandran and David Raju

History of India: A History In 50 Eventsby Hourly History

Incarnations: A History of India in Fifty Livesby Sunil Khilnani

High School Nonfiction

Lao Folktales by Wajuppa Tossa, Kongdeuane Nattavong, et al.

Lonely Planet Lao Phrasebook & Dictionaryby Lonely Planet

Food From Northern Laos: The Boat Landing Cookbookby Dorothy Culloty and Kees Sprengers

Lonely Planet Laos (Country Guide)by Austin Bush

High School Nonfiction

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Vietnam and Angkor Watby Richard Sterling

The Golden Lands: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam by Vikram Lall

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century by Thant Myint-U

Cambodia: Guide to the Temples of Angkorby Approach Guides , David Raezer , et al.

High School Nonfiction

The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Livingby Dalai Lama

Lonely Planet Tibet (Country Guide)by Stephen Lioy

Viet Nam: A History from Earliest Times to the Presentby Ben Kiernan

Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975by Max Hastings, Peter Noble, et al.

High School Nonfiction

Eskrima: Filipino Martial Artby Krishna Godhania

7000 Islands: Cherished Recipes and Stories from the Philippines by Yasmin Newman

History of the Philippines: From Indios Bravos to Filipinosby Luis H. Francia

The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Raceby Anthony Christian Ocampo

High School Nonfiction

Lonely Planet Cambodia (Country Guide)by Nick Ray

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Koreaby Barbara Demick

Korean Culture Dictionary: From Kimchi To K-Pop And K-Drama Clichés. Everything About Korea Explained! by Woosung Kang

Lonely Planet Korea (Country Guide)by Damian Harper

High School Nonfiction

National Geographic Traveler: Istanbul and Western Turkeyby Tristan Rutherford

Lonely Planet Turkey (Country Guide)by Lonely Planet

A History of the Modern Middle Eastby William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton

Lonely Planet Middle East (Multi Country Guide)by Anthony Ham

High School Nonfiction

Behind the Kingdom's Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by Susanne Koelbl

Understanding Iraq: The Whole Sweep of Iraqi History, from Genghis Khan's Mongols… by William R. Polk

Badawiby Mohed Altrad

Iraq: The ancient sites and Iraqi Kurdistan (Bradt Travel Guides)by Geoff Hann

High School Nonfiction

Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroadsby David Rundell

Lonely Planet Saudi Arabia (Travel Guides)by Anthony Ham

Iran: A Modern Historyby Abbas Amanat

Iran - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Stuart Williams

High School Nonfiction

An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistanby Jason Elliot

Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political HistoryPart of: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics by Thomas Barfield, Robin Bloodworth, et al.

Saudi Arabia: A Pictorial Guide: Oman, UAE, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar by Sian Pritchard-Jones

Persian and Caucasus Myths: A Captivating Guide to Persian Mythology and Tales from Circassia, Armenia, and Georgiaby Matt Clayton

High School Nonfiction

Beyond Fabergé: Imperial Russian Jewelryby Marie Betteley

Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived an Empireby Toby Faber

The Art of the Russian Matryoshkaby Rett Ertl and Rick Hibberd

The Romanovs: 1613-1918by Simon Beale, Simon Sebag Montefiore, et al.

High School Nonfiction

History of the Russian Revolutionby Leon Trotsky

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disasterby Adam Higginbotham

Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russiaby Marc Favreau

The Communist Manifestoby Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

High School Nonfiction

The Romanovs: The Final Chapterby Robert K. Massie

Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owlby Jonathan C. Slaght

The Routledge Atlas of Russian History by Martin Gilbert

Lonely Planet Russia (Country Guide)by Simon Richmond

High School Nonfiction

Russia: The Wild East: The Complete BBC Radio 4 Seriesby Martin Sixsmith

My Hermitage: How the Hermitage Survived Tsars, Wars, and Revolutions to Become the Greatest Museum in the Worldby Mikhail Borisovich

DK Eyewitness Russia (Travel Guide)by DK Eyewitness

Russian Painting 1800-1945by Daniel Kiecol

High School Nonfiction

Light in the Queen’s Garden: Ida May Pope, Pioneer for Hawai‘i’s Daughters, 1862–1914by Sandra E. Bonura

Inclusion: How Hawai‘i Protected Japanese Americans from Mass Internment, Transformed Itself, and Changed Americaby Tom Coffman To Be Published: Oct 31, 2021

The Maori: The History and Legacy of New Zealand’s Indigenous Peopleby Charles River Editors

Lonely Planet Best of New Zealand (Best of Country)by Tasmin Waby

High School Nonfiction

Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesiaby Christina Thompson

On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands before European Contactby Patrick Vinton Kirch

Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation by Margaret Mead

Lonely Planet Rarotonga, Samoa & Tonga by Lonely Planet

High School Nonfiction

Oceanic Art by Nicholas Thomas

The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacificby Paul Theroux

Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii by Mark Twain

Hawaiki Rising: Hōkūle‘a, Nainoa Thompson, and the Hawaiian Renaissanceby Dr. Sam Low

Bagan Sacred Landscape - MyanmarThe Bagan Archaeological District covers a 26 mile stretch along the Irrawaddy river in northern Myanmar. Bagan is liberally sprinkled with 2200 Buddhist temples, stupas and pagodas. It is believed that in its heyday in the 12th century, this capital city of the Pagan Empire had over 10, 000 religious structures. Time and the earthquakes that plague the region have severely reduced that number. The 2016 earthquake alone severely damaged approximately 400 of the structures.

Middle School Biography

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atomby Teresa Robeson

Who Was Marco Polo?by Joan Holub

Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artistby Laurie Lawlor

Awesome Asian Americans: 20 Stars Who Made America Amazingby Phil Amara

Middle School Biography

Mao Zedong (Wicked History) by Kimberley Heuston

Who Was Confucius?by Michael Burgan

Confucius: Great Teacher of Chinaby Demi

El Chinoby Allen Say

Middle School Biography

Cixi (A Wicked History)by Sean Price

Attila the Hun (A Wicked History)by Sean Stewart Price

Who Was Genghis Khan?by Nico Medina

Genghis Khanby Demi

Middle School Biography

Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhoodby James McMullan

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughterby Adeline Yen Mah

Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China's Cultural Revolution by Da Chen

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolutionby Ji-li Jiang

Middle School Biography

Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story by National Geographic Learning

Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boyby Rhoda Blumberg

Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Saoby Helaine Becker

Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsuneby Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds

Middle School Biography

Who Is the Dalai Lama? by Dana Meachen Rau

Who Was Mother Teresa?by Jim Gigliotti

Who Was Gandhi?by Dana Meachen Rau

Gandhiby Demi

Middle School Biography

Who Is Malala Yousafzai? by Dinah Brown

I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)by Malala Yousafzai

The Little Hero One Boy's Fight for Freedom: Iqbal Masih's Storyby Andrew Crofts

A Long Way Home: A Memoirby Saroo Brierley

Middle School Biography

Rumi: Whirling Dervishby Demi

The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Artby Barb Rosenstock

Nur Jahan of India (The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses)by Shirin Yim Bridges

Indira Gandhi: Daughter of India by Carol Dommermuth-Costa

Middle School Biography

The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberiaby Esther Hautzig

Vladimir Putin: Russian Leader by Lu Sylvan

Art Masterclass with Wassily Kandinskyby Hanna Konola

Marc Chagallby Mike Venezia

Middle School Biography

Man of Steel: Joseph Stalin: Russia's Ruthless Ruler by Jules Archer

Who Was Catherine the Great?by Pam Pollack

Catherine the Great (A Wicked History)by Zu Vincent

Grigory Rasputin (A Wicked History)by Norman Itzkowitz

Middle School Biography

Samantha Smith: The Girl Who Dreamed of Peaceby Tracy Lynn Meyers

Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Spaceby Stephen Walker

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Artby Barb Rosenstock

Joseph Stalin (A Wicked History)by Sean McCollum

Middle School Biography

A President from Hawaiiby Joanna Carolan

Georgia O'Keeffe's Hawai'iby Patricia Jennings

Princess Ka'iulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People by Sharon Linnea

Kamehameha: The Warrior King of Hawaii by Susan Keyes Morrison

Middle School Biography

Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Linesby Jeanne Walker Harvey

Asian-Americans Who Inspire Usby Analiza Quiroz Wolf

Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justiceby Nikki Grimes

Middle School Biography

Ellison Onizuka by Stephanie Cham

At the Plate with...Ichiro by Matt Christopher

Who Is Jackie Chan? by Jody Jensen Shaffer

Who Was Bruce Lee?by Jim Gigliotti

Middle School Biography

I. M. Pei (Asian-American Biographies)by Mary Englar

Ruth Asawa: A Sculpting Lifeby Joan Schoettler

Yo Yo Ma (Asian-American Biographies)by Mary Olmstead

Yo-Yo & Yeou-Cheng Ma: Finding Their Wayby Ai-Ling Louie

Middle School Biography

Bruno Mars: Singer and Songwriter by Kristen Rajczak Nelson

Vera Wang: Queen of Fashion; Amazing Chinese American by Ai-Ling Louie

Astronaut Kalpana Chawla: Reaching for the Stars by Ai-Ling Louie

Finding the Edge: My Life on the Iceby Karen Chen and Kristi Yamaguchi

Middle School Biography

Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Storyby Paul Yoo

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Storyby Paula Yoo

Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao's Last Dancerby Li Cunxin

Middle School Biography

Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family by Yoshiko Uchida

Michelle Wie (Women in Sports)by Mary R. Dunn

Michelle Kwan (Great Asian Americans)by Stephanie Cham

Middle School Biography

Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Familyby Najla Said

Who Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? by James Buckley Jr.

Jason Momoa (Superhero Superstars)by Martha London

Pedro's Yo-yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toysby Peñas, Robert

Angkor Archaeological Park - CambodiaThe Angkor Archaeological Park covers an area of over 400 square kilometers. It contains the stunning ruins of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, dating from the 9th to 15th centuries. The park’s most famous structure is Angkor Wat, a Hindu temple believed to be the world’s largest religious building. It is richly decorated in thousands of carvings and dramatically overgrown with the roots of giant trees. The construction is said to have involved 300,000 workers and 6000 elephants.

High School Biography

Genghis Khan: A Life From Beginning To End by Henry Freeman

The Travels of Marco Poloby Marco Polo

Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter by Michelle Payne and Chris Mills

Abundant Beauty: The Adventurous Travels of Marianne North, Botanical Artistby Marianne North and Laura Ponsonby

High School Biography

Mao: The Unknown Storyby Jung Chang

The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animalby Vicki Croke

Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolutionby Moying Li

Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperorby N. Rothschild

High School Biography

Mao's Last Dancerby Li Cunxin

Swimming to Freedom: My Untold Story of Escaping the Cultural Revolutionby Kent Wong

Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughterby Adeline Yen Mah

The Last Manchu: The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of Chinaby Henry Pu Yi and Paul Kramer

High School Biography

Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Differenceby Joanne Oppenheim

Surviving Hiroshima: A Young Woman's Storyby Anthony Drago

The Unsung Great: Stories of Extraordinary Japanese Americansby Greg Robinson

Musashiby Eiji Yoshikawa

High School Biography

Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese American Internment Campsby Mary Matsuda Gruenewald

To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek's Mr. Suluby George Takei

Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japanby Herbert P. Bix

African Samurai: The True Story of a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japanby Thomas Lockley

High School Biography

Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhiby Katherine Frank

Gandhi Before Indiaby Ramachandra Guha

Radical Spirits: India’s First Woman Doctor and Her American Championsby Nandini Patwardhan

Mohandas K. Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truthby Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

High School Biography

My Music, My Lifeby Ravi Shankar

Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhuntby Steven Johnson

Incarnations: A History of India in Fifty Livesby Sunil Khilnani

Unfinished: A Memoirby Priyanka Chopra Jonas

High School Biography

Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhoodby Ibtisam Barakat

The Travels of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Behind the Kingdom's Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by Susanne Koelbl

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia: Personality, Faith and Timesby Alexei Vassiliev

High School Biography

Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israelby Francine Klagsbrun

Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabiaby Michael Korda

The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistanby Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller

Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabiaby Carmen Bin Ladin

High School Biography

Seven Years in Tibetby Heinrich Harrer

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedomby Yeonmi Park

The Girl with Seven Namesby Hyeonseo Lee

Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictatorby Jung H. Pak

High School Biography

A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far Eastby Tiziano Terzani

Into Wild Mongoliaby George B. Schaller

Saigon Kids: An American Military Brat Comes of Age in 1960's Vietnamby Les Arbuckle

A Step Away from Paradise: The True Story of a Tibetan Lama's Journey to a Land of Immortalityby Thomas K. Shor and Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

High School Biography

Rasputin: The Untold Storyby Joseph T. Fuhrmann

The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putinby Masha Gessen

Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynastyby Robert K. Massie

George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker by Robert Gottlieb

High School Biography

Chagall by Rainer Metzger

The Cosmonaut Who Couldn't Stop Smiling: The Life and Legend of Yuri Gagarinby Andrew L. Jenks

The Resurrection of the Romanovs: Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mysteryby Greg King

Kandinsky by Hajo Düchting

High School Biography

The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandraby Helen Rappaport

Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spyby Ben Macintyre

Peter the Great: His Life and Worldby Robert K. Massie

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Womanby Robert K. Massie

High School Biography

Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cookby Martin Dugard

Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earthby Ian Nathan

The Rock: Through the Lens: His Life, His Movies, His Worldby Hiram Garcia

The Story of Laulii: Daughter of Samoaby Alex Willis , William H Barnes, et al.

High School Biography

Banksby Grantlee Kieza

Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raftby Thor Heyerdahl

Humankind: A Hopeful Historyby Rutger Bregman

A Modest Genius: The story of Darwin’s life and how his ideas changed everythingby Hanne Strager and Sarah Darwin

High School Biography

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queenby Liliuokalani

Tupaia: Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigatorby Joan Druett

Against the Wind: The Rise of Kamehameha the Greatby Chris Weatherhead

Light in the Queen’s Garden: Ida May Pope, Pioneer for Hawai‘i’s Daughters, 1862–1914by Sandra E. Bonura

High School Biography

Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamokuby David Davis

Lovely Hula Hands: A Deaf island girl's storyby Linda Lambrecht

Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii by TW Neal

The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Gloryby Julie Checkoway

High School Biography

Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawaby Marilyn Chase

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movementby Paula Yoo

I'm Not Who You Think I Am: An Asian American Woman's Political Journeyby Maeley Tom

Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Storyby Mazie K. Hirono

High School Biography

Almost American: A Mongolian Girl's American Storyby Billie Tuvshinbayar

The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Lifeby Amy Tan

Water Tossing Boulders: How a Family of Chinese Immigrants Led the First Fight to Desegregate Schools in the Jim Crow Southby Adrienne Berard

Boundariesby Maya Lin

Luang Prabang - Lao People's Democratic Republic

The town of Luang Prabang is located in a mountainous area in northern Laos. It was built on a peninsula formed by the Mekong and the Nam Khan Rivers. Luang Prabang was historically important both as a center of Buddhist religious practice and for its strategic importance on the Silk Route. The town’s many strikingly decorated pagodas or "Vat" -- more than 34 in number -- are considered some of the most beautiful in southeast Asia.

Middle School Graphic Novel

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoirby Malaka Gharib

American Born Chineseby Gene Luen Yang

Paper Wishesby Lois Sepahban

They Called Us Enemyby George Takei

Middle School Graphic Novel

Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontierby Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks

Measuring Upby Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu

Escape from Syriaby Samya Kullab

Baddawiby Leila Abdelrazaq

Middle School Graphic Novel

Pashminaby Nidhi Chanani

Gandhi: My Life is My Message by Jason Quinn and Sachin Nagar

Gandhi: The Peaceful Protester! by Mark Shulman and Kelly Tindall

Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Andrés Vera Martínez and Na Liu

Middle School Graphic Novel

Ninjas: Japan's Stealthy Secret Agents by Matt Chandler

Samurai: Japan's Noble Servant-Warriors by Blake Hoena and Orban Janos

Gaijin: American Prisoner of Warby Matt Faulkner

The Magic Fishby Trung Le Nguyen

Middle School Graphic Novel

Disney Raya and the Last Dragon: The Graphic Novel by RH Disney

The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1by Konami Kanata

The First Samurai: Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels #12by Geronimo Stilton and Nanette Cooper-McGuinness

On the Run in Ancient China by Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin

Middle School Graphic Novel

My Neighbor Totoro Volume 1 (My Neighbor Totoro Film Comics)Hayao Miyazaki

Castle In The Sky, Vol. 1 (Castle in the Sky Film Comics)by Hayao Miyazaki

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1by Hayao Miyazaki

Spirited Away, Vol. 1 (Spirited Away Film Comics)by Hayao Miyazaki

Middle School Graphic Novel

The Shadow Heroby Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew

Usagi Yojimbo Saga, Volume 4by Stan Sakai

Pokémon Adventures (Red and Blue), Vol. 1by Hidenori Kusaka

Dragon Ball, Vol. 1 by Akira Toriyama

Middle School Graphic Novel

Witch Hat Atelier Book 1by Kamome Shirahama

Nichijou, Vol. 1by Keiichi Arawi

My Neighbor Seki, Vol. 1by Takuma Morishige

Non Non Biyori, Vol. 1 by Atto

Middle School Graphic Novel

Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunterby Atelier Sento

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1by Michael Dante DiMartino

Stargazingby Jen Wang

CITY, Vol. 1by Keiichi Arawi

Middle School Graphic Novel

Dance Class #5: To Russia, With Love by Beka and Crip

Be Preparedby Vera Brosgol

Baba Yaga's Assistantby Marika McCoola and Emily Carroll

The Apartment: A Century of Russian Historyby Alexandra Litvina

Middle School Graphic Novel

Guan Yu: Blood Brothers to the End [A Chinese Legend] by Dan Jolley

Amaterasu: Return of the Sun [A Japanese Myth] by Paul D. Storrie

Into The Volcanoby Don A. Wood

Amulet:The Stonekeeper, Vol. 1 by Kazu Kibuishi

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine - JapanThe island of Itsukushima, in the Seto inland sea in Japan, has been a holy place for the Shinto religion since the 6th century. The Shinto shrine on the island was constructed in the 12th century. Taking full advantage of its stunning surroundings, the shrine appears to float on the water. The architecture plays with the contrast between the hard lines and strong colors of the man-made structure and the graceful beauty of the natural setting of water, mountains and sky.

High School Graphic Novel

Fruits Basket: Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya

Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Travels to the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafesby Christine Mari Inzer

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino and Idumi Kirihara

your name., Vol. 1 By Makoto Shinkai

High School Graphic Novel

Sailor Moon Eternal Edition,Book 1: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, Vol. 1 by Akiko Higashimura

Naruto: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1 (Uzumaki Naruto / The Worst Client / Dreams)by Masashi Kishimoto

My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 by Kohei Horikoshi and Caleb D. Cook

High School Graphic Novel

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1-3 (Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1)by Hiromu Arakawa

Inuyasha, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi

Hikaru No Go, Vol. 1by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata

Robotech Vol. 1: Countdownby Brian Wood

High School Graphic Novel

The 47 Ronin: A Graphic Novelby Sean Michael Wilson and Akiko Shimojima

Orange: The Complete Collection 1by Ichigo Takano

Weathering With You, volume 1by Wataru Kubota and Makoto Shinkai

A Silent Voice, Vol. 1By Yoshitoki Oima

High School Graphic Novel

Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki and Zack Davisson

Showa 1944-1953: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki and Zack Davisson

Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki and Zack Davisson

Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki and Zack Davisson

High School Graphic Novel

Hokusai: A Graphic Biography by Giuseppe Lantazi and Francesco Matteuzzi

Ichiroby Ryan Inzana

WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarcerationby Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura, et al.

The Art of War: A Graphic Novelby Sun Tzu and Pete Katz

High School Graphic Novel

The Good Earth (Graphic Adaptation)by Nick Bertozzi and Pearl S. Buck

Saints (Boxers & Saints, 2)by Gene Luen Yang

Boxers (Boxers & Saints, 1)by Gene Luen Yang

Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of the Chinese in North Americaby David H.T. Wong

High School Graphic Novel

Sea of Dreams: Cixin Liu Graphic Novels #1 by Cixin LiuTo be published: June, 2021

Journey to the West Book (Chinese Traditional Culture Comic Series) by Tsai Chih Chung

The Art of War: An Illustrated Edition (The Illustrated Library of Chinese Classics, 3)by Sunzi, C. C. Tsai, et al.

Tiananmen 1989: Our Shattered Hopesby Lun Zhang, Adrien Gombeaud, et al.

High School Graphic Novel

The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912) by Jing Liu

Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity: The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty (907 - 1368) by Jing Liu

Division to Unification in Imperial China: The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220-907) by Jing Liu

Foundations of Chinese Civilization: The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty (2697 BCE - 220 CE) by Jing Liu

High School Graphic Novel

Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham

Palestineby Joe Sacco and Edward W. Said

The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984by Riad Sattouf

The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugeesby Don Brown

High School Graphic Novel

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoirby Robin Ha

Banned Book Clubby Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada , et al.

Saigon Calling: London 1963-75by Marcelino Truong and David Homel

Such a Lovely Little War: Saigon 1961-63by Marcelino Truong and David Homel

High School Graphic Novel

Vietnamerica: A Family's Journeyby GB Tran

Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Meby Lorina Mapa

Pyongyang: A Journey in North Koreaby Guy Delisle and Helge Dascher

Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha

High School Graphic Novel

The Taj Mahal: An Incredible Love Story (Campfire Graphic Novels)by Rik Hoskin and Aadil Khan

Ambedkar: India’s Crusader for Human Rights by Kieron Moore and Sachin Nagar

Buddha: An Enlightened Life by Kieron Moore and Rajesh Nagulakonda

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoirby Thi Bui

High School Graphic Novel

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (The Adventures of Tintin: Original Classic)by Hergé

Laikaby Nick Abadzis

Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar and Dave Johnson

Animal Farm: The Graphic Novelby George Orwell and Odyr

High School Graphic Novel

Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution (Comix Journalism)by Julia Alekseyeva

Crime and Punishment (Eye Classics)by David Zane Mairowitz

The Death of Stalinby Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin

1984: The Graphic Novelby George Orwell and Fido Nesti

High School Graphic Novel

The Uke Book Illustrated: Design and Build the World's Coolest Ukulele - Shows Every Step of Construction with 1,500 Beautiful Watercolor Illustrationsby John Weissenrieder and Sarah Greenbaum

Night Fisherby R. Kikuo JohnsonTo be published:October, 2021

In Wavesby AJ Dungo

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptationby Michael Keller and Nicolle Rager Fuller

Rapa Nui National Park - ChileThe island of Rapa Nui, Chile, better known as Easter Island, is believed to have first been settled in approximately 300 A.D. The Polynesian people who inhabited Rapa Nui developed a unique culture. Between the 10th and 16th centuries, these people carved close to 1,000 moai -- giant stone statues -- some almost 30 feet tall and weighing up to 80 tons. The first known Europeans to visit the island were Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen and his crew, who arrived on Easter Day, 1722.

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