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• Extinction Capital of the World

  Stories

  Rigg, Mariah,

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  WINNER - Magnetic, haunting, and tender, Extinction Capital of the World is a stunning portrait of Hawaii-and a powerful meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.

• Awake in the Floating City

  a Novel

  Kwan, Susanna,

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  WINNER - A transporting debut novel about the unexpected relationship between an artist and the 130-year-old woman she cares for—two of the last people living in a flooded San Francisco of the future, the home neither is ready to leave.

• Indian Country

  a Novel

  Rao, Shobha,

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  HONOR - A couple from India—so different from generations of white colonialists who came before them—move to Montana, only to discover how brutal and unforgiving hubris can be.

• Pieces You'll Never Get Back

  a Memoir of Unlikely Survival

  Ali, Samina, 1969-

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  WINNER - Pieces You'll Never Get Back is a harrowing and redemptive memoir, in which a new mother must reconstruct her shattered mind, her relationship to her religious upbringing, and her life's purpose.

• Brown Women Have Everything

  Essays on (dis)comfort and Delight

  Dasgupta, Sayantani, 1979-

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  HONOR - While the eighteen interwoven essays in this collection call out bigotry, bias, and othering, they ultimately celebrate the ties that bind our disparate, global lives together.

• Becoming Ghost

  Che, Cathy Linh,

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  WINNER - The follow-up to her acclaimed poetry debut, 'Split,' 'Becoming ghost' details the lives of refugees who escaped the Vietnam War and were utilized as extras in Francis Ford Coppola's film 'Apocalypse now.'

• The Red Car to Hollywood

  Liu, Jennie, 1971-

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  WINNER - In LA's Chinatown in 1924, sixteen-year-old Ruby Chan rebels against her parents' conventional plans for her future when a friendship with nineteen-year-old Anna May Wong, a rising Hollywood film star, opens up new possibilities.

• Tall Water

  Sindu, SJ,

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  HONOR - A powerful coming-of-age teen graphic novel that follows one girl’s journey to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother during the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.

• Hungry Bones

  Hung, Louise

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  WINNER - Molly Teng sees things no one else can. By touching the belongings of people who have died, she gets brief glimpses into the lives they lived.

• The Queen Bees of Tybee County

  Chu, Kyle Casey,

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  HONOR - Chinese American Derrick explores his queer identity by competing in a small-town beauty pageant where he shares his new love of drag with his family and friends.

• Fresh Start

  Galligan, Gale,

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  HONOR - Ollie Herisson's dad is a diplomat, which means her family moves around a lot. Can Ollie figure out how to both be herself and make real friends when she can't run away from her life?

• Filo's Butterflies

  Fuata, Litea

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  HONOR - A charming picture book about how a young Samoan boy calms his nerves before his first siva performance at a family wedding.

• White Sunday

  a Celebration for Samoan Kids

  Fuata, Litea

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  HONOR - A beautifully illustrated, heartwarming picture book for kids aged 3 and above that's filled with love, food, merrymaking and adventure!

• Many Things at Once

  Hiranandani, Veera

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  WINNER - A young girl with a Jewish mother and a South Asian father learns more about her family's history and embraces her multifaceted identity.

• Every Peach Is a Story

  Masumoto, David Mas

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  HONOR - As her grandfather teaches her about her Japanese American heritage and her family's deep connection to the land, Midori begins to realize the patience, hard work, and endurance that allowed their roots to grow.

• A Vaisakhi to Remember

  Singh, Simran Jeet

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  HONOR - After moving to a new country, a young Sikh girl finds comfort and familiarity as she celebrates Vaisakhi with a special outfit, a trip to the gurdwara, delicious food, and new friends. Includes a recipe for lassi.