Young person looking upward
By: Deb JJ Lee

Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn’t perfect. Her teachers can’t pronounce her Korean name.

Girl walking down the street
By: Christina Li

Thanks to her Ye-Ye’s epic scavenger hunts, thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand.

A boy with two dragons
By: Julie Leung
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Brought to life with lavish and ornate illustrations, The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling.

Mother carrying daughter on back through water
By: Angela Pham Krans
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No one can make Mai laugh like her Papa! She loves playing their favorite game—the crocodile chomp chomp!

Boy with a water jug
By: Jesús Trejo
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Little Jesús is excited to spend a Saturday with his landscaper Papá at the “family business.” He loves Papá’s cool truck and all the tools he gets to use. Papá even puts him in charge of the magical water jug, which is also a clock!

Girl and a dog
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. Can you blame her? It’s tough to make friends as the new kid at school.

Photo of a girl with her dog
By: Xelena González
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A child and their family observe the customs of Día de los Angelitos, one of the ritual celebrations of Día de Muertos, to celebrate the life of their beloved dog who passed away.

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