Asian Pacific American Heritage Stories
Enjoy stories about Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander experiences, as well as tales inspired by their culture, history, and traditions.
* Indicates the title is appropriate for middle school readers. See grade recommendation in parenthesis. Graphic novels are included.
CONTEMPORARY FICTION
This Book Won't Burn (and Hollow Fires other titles) by Samira Ahmed
Saints & Misfits (Saints & Misfits, Book 1) by S. K. Ali
Himawari House (Graphic Novel) by Harmony Becker
Summer Bird Blue* by Akemi Dawn Bowman (Gr. 8)
American Panda by Gloria Chao
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
Flamer (Graphic Novel) by Mike Curato
Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Throwback (and other titles) by Maurene Goo
The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho
Blackbird Fly* by Erin Entrada Kelly (Gr. 6+)
I’ll Be the One* by Lyla Lee (Gr. 8+)
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Note Worthy* by Riley Redgate (Gr. 8+)
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (Gr. 10+)
This One Summer* (Graphic Novel) by Mariko Tamiki (Gr. 6+)
The Magic Fish* by Le Nguyen Trung (Gr. 7+)
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
Hungry Ghost (Graphic Novel) by Victoria Ying
ROMANCE
Counting Down With You* Tashie Bhuiyan (Gr. 8+)
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before* by Jenny Han (Gr. 8+)
I Love You So Mochi* by Sarah Kuhn (Gr. 8+)
A Phở Love Story* by Loan Le (Gr. 7+)
I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
When Dimple Met Rishi (and other romance titles) by Sandhya Menon
Lunar New Year Love Story* (Graphic Novel) by Gene Luen Yang (Gr. 7+)
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
The Sun Is Also A Star* by Nicola Yoon (Gr. 8+)
FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold, Book 1) (and other fantasy titles) by Traci Chee
Bone Witch* (Bone Witch, Book 1) by Rin Chupeco (Gr. 8+)
These Violent Delights* (These Violent Delights, Book 1) by Chloe Gong (Gr. 8+)
Six Crimson Cranes* (Six Crimson Cranes, Book 1) by Elizabeth Lim (Gr. 7+)
A Magic Steeped in Poison (Book of Tea, Book 1) by Judy Lin
Warcross* (Warcross, Book 1) by Marie Lu (Gr. 8+)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea* by Axie Oh (Gr. 7+)
Snowglobe* by Soyoung Park (Gr. 8+)
Mabuhay!* (Graphic Novel) by Zachary Sterling (Gr. 5+)
Jade Fire Gold* by June C. L. Tan (Gr. 8+)
Superman Smashes the Klan* (Graphic Novel) by Gene Luen Yang (Gr. 7+)
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
HISTORICAL FICTION
We Are Not Free* by Traci Chee (Gr. 8+)
Displacement*by Kiku Hughes (Gr. 6+)
The Red Palace* (and other titles) by June Hur (Gr. 8+)
Inside Out and Back Again* (Novel in Verse) by Thanhha Lai (Gr. 5+)
The Downstairs Girl* (and other historical fiction titles) by Stacey Lee (Gr. 7+)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (Gr. 10+)
Boxers* (Graphic Novel in the Boxers & Saints series) by Gene Luen Yang (Gr. 6+)
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS
Almost American Girl* (Graphic Novel) by Robin Ha (Gr. 7+)
American Born Chinese* (Graphic Novel) by Gene Luen Yang (Gr. 7+)
Diary of a Tokyo Teen: A Japanese-American Girl Travels to the Land of Trendy Fashion, High-Tech Toilets and Maid Cafes* (Graphic Novel) by Christine Mari Inzer (Gr. 7+)
Every Falling Star: How I Survived and Escaped North Korea* Sungju Lee (Gr. 6+)
Family Style: Memories of an American From Vietnam by (Graphic Novel) Thien Pham
In Limbo (Graphic Novel) Deborah Lee
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China* (Graphic Novel) by Na Liu (Gr. 5+)
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir Of A Wuhanese American* (Graphic Novel) by Laura Gao (Gr. 7+)
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story* (Graphic Novel) by Sarah Myer (Gr. 8+)
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story * by Caren Stelson (Gr. 5+)
Samurai Rising: the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune* by Pamela S. Turner (Gr. 7+)
They Called Us Enemy (Graphic Novel) by George Takei (Gr. 10+)
NONFICTION
Attacked!: Pearl Harbor and the Day War Came to America* by Marc Favreau (Gr. 5+)
Cook Anime: Eat Like Your Favorite Character - From Bento to Okonomiyaki* by Diana Ault
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II* Daniel James Brown (Gr. 6+)
Farewell to Manzanar A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
From a Whisper To a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement* by Paula Yoo (Gr. 8+)
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II* by Martin Sandler (Gr. 7+)
Let's Make Ramen: A Comic Book Cookbook Hugh Amano
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adam' Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration* Elizabeth Partridge (Gr. 5+)
Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II* by Albert Marrin (Gr. 7+)
When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II by Susan H. Kamei