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21) I am Confucius
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Based on the children's book series Ordinary People Change the World by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, the series will introduce kids to inspiring historical figures and the character virtues that helped them succeed. When Xavier and Yadina can't stop fighting, Brad decides it's time for the trio to head to the Secret Museum! They're sent to China in the year 543 BCE to meet Confucius. He teaches...
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Murder most unladylike volume 7
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When her grandfather dies, fourteen-year-old amateur detective Hazel Wong and her best friend Daisy Wells travel to Hong Kong, where the girls find themselves framed for murder and tangled up in a family mystery.
23) Before the sword
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When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 32
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When Geronimo gets lost looking for hidden treasures in the Gobi Desert, he comes across giant dinosaur bones.
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Starry River of the Sky volume 2
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An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
29) A grain of rice
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A clever, cheerful, hard-working farmer's son, Pong Lo, wins the hand of a Chinese princess by outwitting her father the Emperor, who treasures his daughter more than all the rice in China. An original story set in 15th century China.
30) Angel in Beijing
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"In busy Beijing, New Year's Eve firecrackers scare a stray white cat into the courtyard of a young girl. The two become fast friends, riding the girl's bike through the city and seeing all kinds of people and things. Trrrring-trrrring! the girl chimes with her bicycle bell. Niaow-niaow! answers Kitty. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the girl and the cat watch the kites soaring above crowded, chaotic Tiananmen Square. Kitty is enthralled by...
31) The Moon Lady
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Nai-nai tells her granddaughters the story of her outing, as a seven-year-old girl in China, to see the Moon Lady and be granted a secret wish.
34) Stone soup
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Three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.
36) Panda kisses
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A panda cub tries to find out what kind of kiss is just right for him, with help from his parents.
37) Nine days
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Tenth-graders Ethan and Ti-Anna go to Hong Kong seeking her father, an exiled Chinese democracy activist who has disappeared, and follow his trail to Vietnam and back, also uncovering illegal activity along the way. Includes author's note and the history behind the novel written by the girl who inspired it.
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"Two teenagers come of age against the backdrop of the 2019 Hong Kong protests"--
Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get an elite Ivy League education. They think America means big status, big dreams, and big bank accounts. But Phoenix doesn't want big; she just wants home. The trouble is, she doesn't know where that is...until the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds, and she...
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On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but magic--wok that changes their fortunes forever. Includes information about Chinese New Year and a recipe for fried rice.
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