CHO
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Grace M. Cho grew up in a small, rural American town as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. When Grace was fifteen, her Korean mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, TASTES LIKE WAR is a hybrid text about a daughter's search through intimate and global history to understand herself...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winner of the LA Times/Ray Bradbury Prize
Nineteen sparkling stories that weave between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead. Spirits Abroad is an expanded edition of Zen Cho's Crawford Award winning debut collection with nine added stories including Hugo Award winner "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again." A Datin recalls her romance with an orang bunian. A teenage pontianak struggles to balance homework,
...Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A reluctant medium is about to discover the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power . . . . When Jessamyn Teoh starts hearing a voice in her head, she chalks it up to stress. Closeted, broke and jobless, she's moving back to Malaysia with her parents - a country she last saw when she was a toddler. She soon learns the new voice isn't even hers, it's the ghost of her estranged grandmother. In life, Ah Ma was a spirit medium, avatar of a mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Paper crafting is the hot new craft, and in this delightful book, Minhee and Truman Chofounders of popular stationery company PAPER + CUPoffer 25 unique paper projects: vintage-inspired frames, hanging bird mobiles, pretty flower hair clips, personalized place cards, and many more. Each project is presented in a few easy, illustrated stepsall crafters need to get started is paper, scissors, glue, and a dash of creativity. With simple instructions,...
7) Wicked fox
Author
Series
Gumiho volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung, a nine-tailed fox surviving in modern-day Seoul by eating the souls of evil men, kills a murderous goblin to save Jihoon, she is forced to choose between her immortal life and his.
Gu Miyoung is a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. The modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt. After feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human...
Author
Series
Sorcerer royal volume 1
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this sparkling debut, magic and mayhem clash with the British elite... The Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers, one of the most respected organizations throughout all of England, has long been tasked with maintaining magic within His Majesty's lands. But lately, the once proper institute has fallen into disgrace, naming an altogether unsuitable gentleman--a freed slave who doesn't even have a familiar--as their Sorcerer Royal, and allowing...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the follow-up to the "delightful" Regency fantasy novel (NPR.org) Sorcerer to the Crown, a young woman with no memories of her past finds herself embroiled in dangerous politics in England and the land of the fae. When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can't remember anything, except that they are bound as only sisters can be. They have been cursed by an unknown enchanter, and slowly Sakti...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the glamour and drama of the K-pop world straight to high school. Elena Soo has always felt overshadowed. Whether by her more successful older sisters, her more popular twin brother, or her more outgoing best friend, everyone except Elena seems to know exactly who they are and what they want....
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A breathtaking picture book featuring a Korean girl and her haenyeo (free diving) grandmother about intergenerational bonds, finding courage in the face of fear, and connecting with our natural world. Dayeon wants to be a haenyeo just like Grandma. The haenyeo dive off the coast of Jeju Island to pluck treasures from the sea-generations of Korean women have done so for centuries. To Dayeon, the haenyeo are as strong and graceful as mermaids. To give...
Author
Publisher
Liveright
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
A New York Times Editors Choice Selection
A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 "has become...a touchstone for a conversation around feminism and gender" (Sarah Shin, Guardian).
One of the most notable novels of the year, hailed by both critics and K-pop stars alike, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman's psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny. In a tidy apartment on the outskirts...Author
Language
English
Description
Pink Shoes is based on the real-life experiences of the authors mother and grandmom tells of the ardent love of the Korean woman Junju and the Japanese man Douru. Set against the turmoil of the days from the Japanese colonial era until the immediate aftermath of World War II. At nineteen, Junju, the granddaughter of a millionaire from Chosun, goes to Tokyo to study to become an obstetrician. Aboard the ferry that will take her across the Korea Strait,...
15) Overrated: Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World?
Author
Language
English
Description
Many people today talk about justice but are they living justly? They want to change the world but are they being changed themselves?
Eugene Cho has a confession: "I like to talk about changing the world but I don't really like to do what it takes." If this is true of the man who founded the One Day's Wages global antipoverty movement, then what must it take to act on one's ideals? Cho does not doubt the sincerity of those who want to change the...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Stories of amazing Asian American women who broke barriers in science-for kids ages 8 to 12
Kazue Togasaki was one of the first Japanese American women to become a doctor. Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese American physicist who worked on top-secret projects. Isabella Aiona Abbott became an expert on the marine plant life of her native Hawaii. Asian American women are a huge part of scientific discovery, and this collection of biographies for kids explores...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Great Gatherings highlights the dynamic effect of gathering together, where our Lord Jesus Christ ministers as High Priest. This book is designed for individual and group study to help Jesus' followers grow in grace and knowledge. The goal of this study is to inspire Christians to strengthen their faith by encouraging them to join with others in worshipful assemblies. New Testament references to "one another" are the heart of these lessons. Each chapter...
18) Finding Niña
Author
Language
English
Description
Join Niña where she explores the diversity of people's work desks. Illustrator, Musician, Chemist, Carpenter, Hair Stylist, you name it! While she is touring each space, your challenge is to find her in 15 different spots. Are you ready to meet Niña? She is excited to meet you!
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Una nueva historia ambientada en la mágica Inglaterra de regencia de El hechicero de la Corona
Muna y Satki son dos hermanas aquejadas por una misteriosa maldición para la que ni tan siquiera la gran Mak Gengagg encuentra solución. Al peligrar la vida de Satki, las hermanas abandonan finalmente Janda Baik buscando la ayuda de la poderosa Prunella, hechicera real británica, pero para alcanzar Inglaterra deberán cruzar el temible reino de las...
Author
Language
English
Description
According to Eugene Cho, Christians should never profess blind loyalty to a party. Any party. But they should engage with politics, because politics inform policies which impact people.
In “Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics”, Cho encourages readers to remember that hope arrived-not in a politician, system, or great nation-but in the person of Jesus Christ.
With determination and heart, Cho urges readers to stop...