More Adult, Non-Juvenile Books
In New From Here, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans faces the challenges of being the new kid in California after a sudden move from Hong Kong due to the coronavirus. As he navigates racism and the emotional turmoil of family separation, Knox learns the importance of embracing his unique identity while trying to protect his family from afar.
Night Flyer by Tiya Miles offers a profound exploration of Harriet Tubman's life, challenging the mythic status often ascribed to her. Through tender storytelling and imaginative insight, Miles intricately weaves Tubman’s journey into the ecological and spiritual landscapes surrounding her, revealing a complex human being whose mysticism resonates deeply with contemporary struggles for justice and freedom.
It was not until the mid-1970s that a new generation of Japanese American writers and scholars recognized the novel's importance and popularized it as one of literature's most powerful testaments to the Asian American experience.
Eskimo and white culture collide in this national bestselling novel of life in the contemporary Alaskan wilderness.
