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• Midnights With You

  Osongco, Clare,

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  Seventeen-year-old Deedee longs to escape the stifling world her Filipino mom has created since her husband died, so when Jay, the boy next door, offers to teach her to drive it seems like a way out--but both of them are haunted by family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything We Never Had

  Ribay, Randy,

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  An emotionally charged, moving novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships. Told in multiple perspectives, Everything We Never Had unfolds like a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We're Never Getting Home

  Badua, Tracy,

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  Jana Rubio and her best friend, Maddy Parsons, have an epic senior year finale queued up: catching their favorite band at the Orchards, an outdoor music festival a two-hour drive away. When a blow-up over Maddy's time-sucking boyfriend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vanishing Station

  Ellickson, Ana,

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  Eighteen-year-old Filipino American Ruby Santos has been unmoored since her mother’s death. She's always dreamed of going to art school, but instead, she and her father have had to move into the basement of their home and rent out the top…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Encanto's Daughter

  De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-

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  MJ Rodriguez has spent her life hiding in the human world and guarding a heavy secret: MJ is half-encanto, a fairy from a world unknown to humankind, and as the only child of King Vivencio, she's also next in line for the throne. Now, upon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

  Rogers, Shannon C. F.,

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  Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol Martin? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument. Clothes, church, boys, no matter the topic, Marisol always felt like there was an unbridgeable gap…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Pacquiao

  Pulido, Rod,

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  Self preservation. That's Bobby's motto for surviving his notoriously violent high school unscathed. Being out and queer would put an unavoidable target on his back, especially in a Filipino community that frowns on homosexuality. It's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Not a Personal Statement

  Badua, Tracy,

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  At sixteen, Perla is the youngest graduating senior of the hypercompetitive Monte Verde High. Praised—and not-so-quietly bashed—as “Perfect Perlie Perez,” Perla knows all the late nights, social isolation, and crushing stress will be worth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chloe and the Kaishao Boys

  Coyiuto, Mae, 1994-

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  Chloe knows what it takes to be the perfect Liang daughter—stay in Manila, study business management, and join the family company. But when she unexpectedly gets off the wait list for USC, her dream of becoming an animator in the United…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Fine Fellow

  Cohen, Jennieke,

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  It's 1830s England, and Culinarians--doyens who consult with society's elite to create gorgeous food and confections--are the crème de la crème of high society. Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, has a sharp demeanor…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sacrifice

  Chupeco, Rin,

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  Pristine beaches, lush greenery, and perfect weather, the island of Kisapmata would be the vacation destination…if not for the curse. The Filipino locals speak of it in hushed voices and refuse to step foot on the island. They know the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Holiday Switch

  Marcelo, Tif,

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  Lila Santos is ready for her last winter break of high school. The snow in her small town of Holly, New York, is plentiful, the mood is as cozy as a fuzzy Christmas sweater, and she's earning extra cash working at the local inn—AKA the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where Dreams Descend

  Angeles, Janella,

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  In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians face off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parachutes

  Yang, Kelly,

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  They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she'd be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flamer

  Curato, Mike,

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  "I know I’m not gay. Gay boys like other boys. I hate boys. They’re mean, and scary, and they’re always destroying something or saying something dumb or both. I hate that word. Gay. It makes me feel . . . unsafe." It's the summer between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Private Lessons

  Salaysay, Cynthia,

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  After seventeen-year-old Claire Alalay’s father's death, only music has helped her channel her grief. Claire likes herself best when she plays his old piano, a welcome escape from the sadness — and her traditional Filipino mother’s prayer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Thousand Fires

  Price, Shannon,

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  10 years. 3 gangs. 1 girl's epic quest...Valerie Simons knows the Wars are dangerous -- her little brother was killed by the Boars two years ago. But nothing will sway Valerie from joining the elite and beautiful Herons to avenge his death…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Heart Underwater

  Fantauzzo, Laurel Flores,

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  Corazon Tagubio is an outcast at the Catholic school she attends on scholarship. Her crush on her teacher, Ms. Holden, doesn’t help. At home, Cory worries that less-than-perfect grades aren’t good enough for her parents, who already work…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Patron Saints of Nothing

  Ribay, Randy,

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  A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gilded Wolves

  Chokshi, Roshani,

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  Set in a darkly glamorous world The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into…Read moreRead more of this annotation