Dragon 5280 Recommended
Reading List
Reading List
Contemporary Literature
All Over Creation, Ruth Ozeki
Japanese American
"A warm and witty saga about agribusiness, environmental activism, and community—from the celebrated author of My Year of Meats and A Tale for the Time Being Yumi Fuller hasn’t set foot in her hometown of Liberty Falls, Idaho—heart of the potato-farming industry—since she ran away at age fifteen. Twenty-five years later, the prodigal daughter returns to confront her dying parents, her best friend, and her conflicted past, and finds herself caught up in an altogether new drama. The post-millennial farming community has been invaded by Agribusiness forces at war with a posse of activists, the Seeds of Resistance, who travel the country in a camping car, “The Spudnick,” biofueled by pilfered McDonald’s french-fry oil. Following her widely hailed, award-winning debut novel, My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki returns here to deliver a quirky cast of characters and a wickedly humorous appreciation of the foibles of corporate life, globalization, political resistance, youth culture, and aging baby boomers. All Over Creation tells a celebratory tale of the beauty of seeds, roots, and growth—and the capacity for renewal that resides within us all." -Barnes and Noble
"ABOUT RUTH OZEKI
Ruth Ozeki, author of the award-winning novel My Year of Meats, worked for more than a decade in television and film. Her documentary and dramatic films have been shown on PBS, at the Sundance Film Festival, and at colleges and universities across the country." -Penguin Random House
Being Japanese American: A JA Sourcebook for Nikkei, Hapa & their friends, Gil Asakawa (Local Author)
Japanese American
Monstress Volume 1, Marjorie Liu (Graphic Novel)
The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri
Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu
Vietgone, Qiu Nguyen
Teens and Up
American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang (Graphic Novel)
Lalani of the Distant Sea, Erin Entrada Kelly
Cookbooks
Aloha Kitchen, Alana Kysar
Hot Thai Kitchen, Pailin Chongchitnant
Kids and Families
Who Are The Hmong People?, Dr. Kha Yang Xiong (Local Author)
Moonbeams, Dumplings and Dragon Boats, Nina Simonds & Leslie Swartz (With recipes and family activities)
Ages 3+
Dream Big, Joyce Wan
My Lucky Little Dragon, Joyce Wan
https://www.facebook.com/events/2155623091413805/
All Over Creation, Ruth Ozeki
Japanese American
"A warm and witty saga about agribusiness, environmental activism, and community—from the celebrated author of My Year of Meats and A Tale for the Time Being Yumi Fuller hasn’t set foot in her hometown of Liberty Falls, Idaho—heart of the potato-farming industry—since she ran away at age fifteen. Twenty-five years later, the prodigal daughter returns to confront her dying parents, her best friend, and her conflicted past, and finds herself caught up in an altogether new drama. The post-millennial farming community has been invaded by Agribusiness forces at war with a posse of activists, the Seeds of Resistance, who travel the country in a camping car, “The Spudnick,” biofueled by pilfered McDonald’s french-fry oil. Following her widely hailed, award-winning debut novel, My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki returns here to deliver a quirky cast of characters and a wickedly humorous appreciation of the foibles of corporate life, globalization, political resistance, youth culture, and aging baby boomers. All Over Creation tells a celebratory tale of the beauty of seeds, roots, and growth—and the capacity for renewal that resides within us all." -Barnes and Noble
"ABOUT RUTH OZEKI
Ruth Ozeki, author of the award-winning novel My Year of Meats, worked for more than a decade in television and film. Her documentary and dramatic films have been shown on PBS, at the Sundance Film Festival, and at colleges and universities across the country." -Penguin Random House
Being Japanese American: A JA Sourcebook for Nikkei, Hapa & their friends, Gil Asakawa (Local Author)
Japanese American
Monstress Volume 1, Marjorie Liu (Graphic Novel)
The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri
Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu
Vietgone, Qiu Nguyen
Teens and Up
American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang (Graphic Novel)
Lalani of the Distant Sea, Erin Entrada Kelly
Cookbooks
Aloha Kitchen, Alana Kysar
Hot Thai Kitchen, Pailin Chongchitnant
Kids and Families
Who Are The Hmong People?, Dr. Kha Yang Xiong (Local Author)
Moonbeams, Dumplings and Dragon Boats, Nina Simonds & Leslie Swartz (With recipes and family activities)
Ages 3+
Dream Big, Joyce Wan
My Lucky Little Dragon, Joyce Wan
https://www.facebook.com/events/2155623091413805/
