These books tell all kinds of love stories, many of which take place at unexpected moments and in unexpected places and featuring characters who must grapple with identity, family, duty, and culture along the way.
They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the United States while their wealthy parents remain in Asia.
By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta.
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When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983, she was ready for her world to open up. But literature class would prove to be just the start of a massive turning point, with life-or-death stakes she never could have imagined.
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After World War II has ended, twelve-year-old Hanako feels lost. America, the only home she's ever known, imprisoned then rejected her and her family, along with thousands of other innocent Americans, because of their Japanese heritage.
In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington is disgusted when he’s forced to become pen pals with Charlie Lévy of Paris, France ― a girl. He thought she was a boy.
For as long as she can remember, it’s been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea wasn’t always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together.
It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes ― but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher.
Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu — but only if she embraces the darkness within her.
Life is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. When Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps at the chance to reinvent herself.