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35 Books to Help Celebrate AAPI Stories

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and it's the perfect opportunity to highlight the stories told by and about Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander Americans. Below are just a small selection of the many recent and upcoming titles to help you build your collection and Shake Up Your Shelves.

Bonus - scroll down to the bottom for a link to our downloadable AAPI poster and educator's guide! 

Young Readers

by Angela Pham Krans
Illustrated by Thai My Phuong

Written by Hena Khan
Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat

Written by Katrina Moore
Illustrated by Cornelia Li

Witten by Natasha Khan Kazi

By Chloe Ito Ward
Illustrated by Gael Abary

By Christina Matula and Erica Lyons
Illustrated by Tracy Subisak

By Niña Mata

By Waka T. Brown
Illustrated by Yuko Jones

By Nadia Salomon
Illustrated by Nabi H. Ali

By Anoosha Syed

By Linda Sue Park
Illustrated by Lenny Wen

By Allen Say

Middle Grade

By Erin Entrada Kelly

By Vivian Zhou

By Niña Mata

By Linda Sue Park

By Cindy Chang

By Maria Marianayagam

By Shaina Lu

By Tina Cho
Illustrated by Deb jj Lee

By Kyle Casey Chu

By Diana Ma

By Waka T. Brown

By Karuna Riaza

By Saadia Faruqi

By Reem Faruqi

Teen

By Shveta Thakrar

By Sophia Lee

By Jyoti Chand
Illustrated by Tara Anand

Edited by Sona Charaipotra and Samira Ahmed

By Laura Gao

By Sher Lee

By Sarah Suk

By SJ Sindu
Illustrated by Dion MBD

By Son M.
Illustrated by Robin Yao

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