Middle Grade Reads for AAPI Heritage Month
Created by Katie Thomas, teen librarian at the Warren Township Library
Connect with these these middle grade stories as part of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month:
- “Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year” by Nina Hamza
- “The Awakening Storm” by Jaimal Yogis
- “Barakah Beats” by Maleeha Siddiqui
- “Born Behind Bars” by Padma Venkatraman
- “Dream Annie, Dream” by Waka T. Brown
- “A Duet For Home” by Karina Yan Glaser
- “Finding Junie Kim” by Ellen Oh
- “Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom” by Sangu Mandanna
- “The Last Fallen Star” by Graci Kim
- “Last Gamer Standing” by Katie Zhao
- “The Legend of Auntie Po” by Shing Yin Khor
- “Maizy Chen’s Last Chance” by Lisa Yee
- “The Many Meanings of Meilan” by Andrea Wang
- “New From Here” by Kelly Yang
- “Pahua and the Soul Stealer” by Lori M. Lee
- “Red, White, and Whole” by Rajani LaRocca
- “Samira Surfs” by Rukhsanna Guidroz
- “Soul Lanterns” by Shaw Kuzki
- “That Thing About Bollywood” by Supriya Kelkar
- “Troublemaker” by John Cho
- “Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero” by Saadia Faruqi