https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20(ASIAN%20%2B%20AMERICANS%20%2B%20FICTION)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Asian%20Americans%20--%20Fiction%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3825020&CF=BIB Malaya Clondon hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings in the church's stuffy basement community centre. A quietly inquisitive eight-year-old struggling to suppress her insatiable longing, she would much rather paint alone in her bedroom, or sneak out with her father for a sampling of Harlem's forbidden street foods. For Malaya, the pressures of going to an exclusive, predominantly white prep school are compounded by the high expectations passed down over generations from her sharp-tongued grandmother and her mother, Nyela, a professor struggling to earn tenure at a prestigious university. But their relentless prescriptions - fad diets, African dance classes, endless doctors' appointments - don't work on Malaya. As Malaya comes of age in a rapidly gentrifying 1990s Harlem, she strains to fit within society's suffocating confines that hold no room for her body. Malaya Clondon hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings in the church's stuffy basement community centre. A quietly inquisitive eight-year-old struggling to suppress her insatiable longing, she would much rather paint alone in her bedroom, or sneak out with her father for a sampling of Harlem's forbidden street foods. For Malaya, the pressures of going to an exclusive, predominantly white prep school are compounded by the high expectations passed down over generations from her sharp-tongued grandmother and her mother, Nyela, a professor struggling to earn tenure at a prestigious university. But their relentless prescriptions - fad diets, African dance classes, endless doctors' appointments - don't work on Malaya. As Malaya comes of age in a rapidly gentrifying 1990s Harlem, she strains to fit within society's suffocating confines that hold no room for her body.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sullivan, Mecca Jamilah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Virago, 2024.<br />272 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3374921&CF=BIB Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ng, Celeste<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Abacus Books, 2023.<br />335 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021919993<br />Mobile Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021920009<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3398085&CF=BIB Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs - in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt's struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn. Enter Theo Somers, charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan's stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons. In Theo's glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo's relatives reveal their true colours - but with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can't risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems. Can Dylan save his family's business and follow his heart - or will he fail to do both? Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs - in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt's struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn. Enter Theo Somers, charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan's stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons. In Theo's glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo's relatives reveal their true colours - but with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can't risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems. Can Dylan save his family's business and follow his heart - or will he fail to do both?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lee, Sher<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2023.<br />260 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Young Adult - JF - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 38048040986353<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3470017&CF=BIB Philadelphia, 1998: 15-year-old Ruby's dreams are almost within reach. She's going to be the first in her family to attend college, despite having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising her only daughter. But falling madly in love with the one boy she is forbidden from threatens to pull Ruby back into poverty and desperation. When she's imprisoned in a home for unwed mothers - locked in the House of Eve with other 'fallen girls' - everything she's worked so hard for starts slipping through her fingers. Washington, DC, 1948: Eleanor arrives in the city with ambition, hope and a past she's trying her hardest to run from. When she meets William at Howard University, with his inky black eyes and broad shoulders, it's love at first sight. But William hails from one of Washington, DC's elite Black families, who don't let just anyone into their inner circle. Philadelphia, 1998: 15-year-old Ruby's dreams are almost within reach. She's going to be the first in her family to attend college, despite having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising her only daughter. But falling madly in love with the one boy she is forbidden from threatens to pull Ruby back into poverty and desperation. When she's imprisoned in a home for unwed mothers - locked in the House of Eve with other 'fallen girls' - everything she's worked so hard for starts slipping through her fingers. Washington, DC, 1948: Eleanor arrives in the city with ambition, hope and a past she's trying her hardest to run from. When she meets William at Howard University, with his inky black eyes and broad shoulders, it's love at first sight. But William hails from one of Washington, DC's elite Black families, who don't let just anyone into their inner circle.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Johnson, Sadeqa<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Renegade Books, 2023.<br />384 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Historical - Available - 38048021928879<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3601588&CF=BIB In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighbourhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. As these characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town's white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community that sustain us. In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighbourhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. As these characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town's white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community that sustain us.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McBride, James, 1957-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2023.<br />385 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021969261<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3603235&CF=BIB When Pedro and his dad walk Katie home on a foggy night, something smelly fills the air! With their noses working extra hard, the two friends have a mystery to solve: What is that making that stink, and why is it following them? When Pedro and his dad walk Katie home on a foggy night, something smelly fills the air! With their noses working extra hard, the two friends have a mystery to solve: What is that making that stink, and why is it following them?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />22 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo and Pedro mysteries<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - Available - 38048041012043<br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - In-transit from Stirling Library HQ to Young People Services (Set: 14 Feb 2024) - 38048041012050<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3603236&CF=BIB Katie's dad has a special ring that shines like a rainbow. But he loses it while he, Katie and Pedro are enjoying a beautiful day outside. Pedro and Katie work together to search for the ring. They try collecting clues and observing their surroundings. Will their detective work lead them to the rainbow ring? Katie's dad has a special ring that shines like a rainbow. But he loses it while he, Katie and Pedro are enjoying a beautiful day outside. Pedro and Katie work together to search for the ring. They try collecting clues and observing their surroundings. Will their detective work lead them to the rainbow ring?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />22 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo and Pedro mysteries<br /><br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048041012068<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3615510&CF=BIB Katie is looking forward to the peanut butter and jelly sandwich she has for lunch. But after break time, she discovers her sandwich is missing! As she searches for her sandwich, she wonders if one of her classmates is to blame. How will she solve the mystery of her missing sandwich? Katie is looking forward to the peanut butter and jelly sandwich she has for lunch. But after break time, she discovers her sandwich is missing! As she searches for her sandwich, she wonders if one of her classmates is to blame. How will she solve the mystery of her missing sandwich?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />23 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo and Pedro mysteries<br /><br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 38048041012282<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3615511&CF=BIB Pedro and Katie are visiting Pedro's Aunt Carmen's farm. A frowning scarecrow has the kids spooked. Shadows and creepy sounds have Katie convinced that old scarecrow is haunted. But could there be another explanation? Pedro and Katie are visiting Pedro's Aunt Carmen's farm. A frowning scarecrow has the kids spooked. Shadows and creepy sounds have Katie convinced that old scarecrow is haunted. But could there be another explanation?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />24 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo and Pedro mysteries<br /><br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - In-transit from Stirling Library HQ to Young People Services (Set: 14 Feb 2024) - 38048041012084<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3615512&CF=BIB Katie Woo has been learning about mummies, when she decides to make one of her own. With Pedro's help, Katie makes a wonderful mummy and case. When the two mummy-makers let their project sit to dry, the mummy goes missing! Katie and Pedro start collecting clues that they hope will lead them to the missing mummy. Katie Woo has been learning about mummies, when she decides to make one of her own. With Pedro's help, Katie makes a wonderful mummy and case. When the two mummy-makers let their project sit to dry, the mummy goes missing! Katie and Pedro start collecting clues that they hope will lead them to the missing mummy.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />24 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo and Pedro mysteries<br /><br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - Available - 38048041012316<br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048041012290<br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - In-transit from Stirling Library HQ to Young People Services (Set: 14 Feb 2024) - 38048041012308<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3615513&CF=BIB Katie and Pedro are enjoying a night of camping, but when it gets dark, Katie feels nervous. Her dad tells her that it won't be very dark for long. Why? It's a mystery that will be revealed with time. What other discoveries will Katie and Pedro make during their wait to solve the mystery? Katie and Pedro are enjoying a night of camping, but when it gets dark, Katie feels nervous. Her dad tells her that it won't be very dark for long. Why? It's a mystery that will be revealed with time. What other discoveries will Katie and Pedro make during their wait to solve the mystery?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />22 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo and Pedro mysteries<br /><br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - In-transit from Stirling Library HQ to Young People Services (Set: 14 Feb 2024) - 38048041012076<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3042753&CF=BIB Joan was only a child the last time she visited Memphis. She doesn't remember the bustle of Beale Street on a summer's night. She doesn't know she's as likely to hear a gunshot ring out as the sound of children playing. How the smell of honeysuckle is almost overwhelming as she climbs the porch steps to the house where her mother grew up. But when the front door opens, she does remember Derek. This house full of history is home to the women of the North family. They are no strangers to adversity; resilience runs in their blood. Fifty years ago, Hazel's husband was lynched by his all-white police squad, yet she made a life for herself and her daughters in the majestic house he built for them. August lives there still, running a salon where the neighbourhood women gather. And now this house is the only place Joan has left. Joan was only a child the last time she visited Memphis. She doesn't remember the bustle of Beale Street on a summer's night. She doesn't know she's as likely to hear a gunshot ring out as the sound of children playing. How the smell of honeysuckle is almost overwhelming as she climbs the porch steps to the house where her mother grew up. But when the front door opens, she does remember Derek. This house full of history is home to the women of the North family. They are no strangers to adversity; resilience runs in their blood. Fifty years ago, Hazel's husband was lynched by his all-white police squad, yet she made a life for herself and her daughters in the majestic house he built for them. August lives there still, running a salon where the neighbourhood women gather. And now this house is the only place Joan has left.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Stringfellow, Tara M.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : John Murray, 2022.<br />xii, 252 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021832071<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3057298&CF=BIB The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church-going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama - and the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie's background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden. The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church-going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama - and the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie's background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Monroe, Mary<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Dafina, 2022.<br />320 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021779942<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3060830&CF=BIB A nurse at the Family Planning Clinic in Montgomery Alabama, Civil Townsend is passionate about putting choice into women's hands. She brings the option of birth control to their doorsteps, and with it the right to determine their own destinies. Or so she believes. When she is assigned to administer birth control to two school-age Black girls, the Williams sisters, who live off an old unpaved road in a shack without running water, Civil can't help but feel uneasy. She grows close to the family and becomes fiercely invested in their well-being. And then she makes a shocking discovery: the girls have been involuntarily sterilized. Civil is horrified that such a terrible mistake could have taken place, and vows to get to the bottom of it. She soon learns that this is no isolated event but a pattern, far more serious than she could ever have imagined, targeting poor Black women. A nurse at the Family Planning Clinic in Montgomery Alabama, Civil Townsend is passionate about putting choice into women's hands. She brings the option of birth control to their doorsteps, and with it the right to determine their own destinies. Or so she believes. When she is assigned to administer birth control to two school-age Black girls, the Williams sisters, who live off an old unpaved road in a shack without running water, Civil can't help but feel uneasy. She grows close to the family and becomes fiercely invested in their well-being. And then she makes a shocking discovery: the girls have been involuntarily sterilized. Civil is horrified that such a terrible mistake could have taken place, and vows to get to the bottom of it. She soon learns that this is no isolated event but a pattern, far more serious than she could ever have imagined, targeting poor Black women.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Perkins-Valdez, Dolen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Phoenix, 2022.<br />359 pages ; 23 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - In-transit from Balfron Library to Thomas Graham Library (Set: 25 Mar 2024) - 38048021832832<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3071638&CF=BIB A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays and glimpse trails of light from those who came before - in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his own power and strength from within. This extraordinary picture book redefines what it means to be truly you. A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays and glimpse trails of light from those who came before - in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his own power and strength from within. This extraordinary picture book redefines what it means to be truly you.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ho, Joanna<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2022.<br />40 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm<br /><br />Cowie Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Onloan - Due: 17 May 2024 - 38048040919677<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3075375&CF=BIB When Jarell discovers that the fantasy world he is obsessed with doodling is actually real, he is launched into an incredible adventure. Ulfrika, the land of his ancestors, is in trouble and he is the hero they need. With the help of brave and wise-cracking Kimisi, Jarell must stop the evil Ikala. The future of Ulfrika depends on it. When Jarell discovers that the fantasy world he is obsessed with doodling is actually real, he is launched into an incredible adventure. Ulfrika, the land of his ancestors, is in trouble and he is the hero they need. With the help of brave and wise-cracking Kimisi, Jarell must stop the evil Ikala. The future of Ulfrika depends on it.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blackwood, Remi<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2022.<br />153 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Future hero ; 1.<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040907870<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3081156&CF=BIB Haunted by a tragic fire that killed her parents and best friend, Addy has grown up in the Bronx with her grandmother, who enrolls her in a summer wilderness program. There, she joins five other city kids of colour to spend a summer out West. Deep in the forest, the kids learn new skills: camping, hiking, rock climbing, and more. They overcome their suspicion of their white guides and mentors. Most importantly, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival. Then comes the great Camp Fire of 2018 and Addy comes face-to-face with her destiny. Remembering her origins and grandmother's teachings, will Addy be able to use her street smarts, wilderness skills, and spiritual intuition to survive? Haunted by a tragic fire that killed her parents and best friend, Addy has grown up in the Bronx with her grandmother, who enrolls her in a summer wilderness program. There, she joins five other city kids of colour to spend a summer out West. Deep in the forest, the kids learn new skills: camping, hiking, rock climbing, and more. They overcome their suspicion of their white guides and mentors. Most importantly, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival. Then comes the great Camp Fire of 2018 and Addy comes face-to-face with her destiny. Remembering her origins and grandmother's teachings, will Addy be able to use her street smarts, wilderness skills, and spiritual intuition to survive?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rhodes, Jewell Parker<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Melbourne : Bolinda Audio, 2022.<br />1 pre-recorded MP3 player (4 hr., 9 min.) : digital, MP3 file + 1 set of earphones + 2 AAA batteries<br /><br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Audiobook - JF R101073 - Onloan - Due: 21 May 2024 - 38048050147433<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3090996&CF=BIB Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning novelist, who, to everyone's surprise, shows up unexpectedly in New York. When Shane and Eve meet at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but also the eyebrows of the Black literati. What no one knows is that 15 years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, torrid week madly in love. While they may be pretending not to know each other, they can't deny their chemistry - or the fact that they've been secretly writing to each other in their books through the years. Over the next 7 days, amidst a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect - but Eva's wary of the man who broke her heart, and wants him out of the city so her life can return to normal. Before Shane disappears though, she needs a few questions answered. Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning novelist, who, to everyone's surprise, shows up unexpectedly in New York. When Shane and Eve meet at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but also the eyebrows of the Black literati. What no one knows is that 15 years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, torrid week madly in love. While they may be pretending not to know each other, they can't deny their chemistry - or the fact that they've been secretly writing to each other in their books through the years. Over the next 7 days, amidst a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect - but Eva's wary of the man who broke her heart, and wants him out of the city so her life can return to normal. Before Shane disappears though, she needs a few questions answered.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Williams, Tia, 1975-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Quercus, 2022.<br />327 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021987065<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3109726&CF=BIB Twelve-year-old Reyna is an up-and-coming junior amateur gamer but despite her rising popularity online, no one knows that behind her avatar is a Chinese American girl and gaming is still a boys' club. When she qualifies for the Dayhold Junior Tournament, she knows she's got what it takes to win the championship title and the $10,000 prize. Twelve-year-old Reyna is an up-and-coming junior amateur gamer but despite her rising popularity online, no one knows that behind her avatar is a Chinese American girl and gaming is still a boys' club. When she qualifies for the Dayhold Junior Tournament, she knows she's got what it takes to win the championship title and the $10,000 prize.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Zhao, Katie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2022.<br />277 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Young Adult - JF - Available - 38048040924172<br />Plean Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040924883<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3139282&CF=BIB Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without adult supervision. Although Riley is desperate to follow in her sister's footsteps when she herself turns thirteen, she's a saram - a person without magic. Riley was adopted, and despite having memorized every healing spell she's ever heard, she often feels like the odd one out in her family and the gifted community. Then Hattie gets an idea: what if the two of them could cast a spell that would allow Riley to share Hattie's magic? Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without adult supervision. Although Riley is desperate to follow in her sister's footsteps when she herself turns thirteen, she's a saram - a person without magic. Riley was adopted, and despite having memorized every healing spell she's ever heard, she often feels like the odd one out in her family and the gifted community. Then Hattie gets an idea: what if the two of them could cast a spell that would allow Riley to share Hattie's magic?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kim, Graci<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Rick Riordan Presents, 2022.<br />352 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm<br /><br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040948551<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3161599&CF=BIB Acclaimed musician, Rhiannon Giddens, has long used her art to mine America's musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation's musical heritage. 'Build a House' tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them. Acclaimed musician, Rhiannon Giddens, has long used her art to mine America's musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation's musical heritage. 'Build a House' tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Walker Books Ltd, 2022.<br />36 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 25 x 26 cm<br /><br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040955218<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3163691&CF=BIB Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret. Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ng, Celeste<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Abacus Books, 2022.<br />335 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Average rating: </span><span style="vertical-align: middle;"><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /></span> (1 review)<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021854034<br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021857326<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021854497<br />Killin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021854760<br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021855221<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3179077&CF=BIB When Jarell discovers that the fantasy world he is obsessed with doodling is actually real, he is launched into an incredible adventure. Ulfrika, the land of his ancestors, is in trouble and he is the hero they need. When Jarell discovers that the fantasy world he is obsessed with doodling is actually real, he is launched into an incredible adventure. Ulfrika, the land of his ancestors, is in trouble and he is the hero they need.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blackwood, Remi<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2022.<br />164 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Future hero<br />Future hero ; 2<br /><br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040947843<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3192461&CF=BIB For Riley Oh, life as the Godrealm's last fallen star is not all it's cracked up to be. Her new divine heritage doesn't even come with cool magical powers; half of her friends and family (including her parents) can't remember her; and to top it all off, the entire Gom clan is mad at her for killing the Cave Bear Goddess and stripping away their healing abilities. But when their anger boils over and a group of witches curse Riley's home, she knows it's up to her to restore magic back to her clan - even if it means sneaking into the Spiritrealm. For Riley Oh, life as the Godrealm's last fallen star is not all it's cracked up to be. Her new divine heritage doesn't even come with cool magical powers; half of her friends and family (including her parents) can't remember her; and to top it all off, the entire Gom clan is mad at her for killing the Cave Bear Goddess and stripping away their healing abilities. But when their anger boils over and a group of witches curse Riley's home, she knows it's up to her to restore magic back to her clan - even if it means sneaking into the Spiritrealm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kim, Graci<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Rick Riordan Presents, 2022.<br />304 pages ; 22 cm<br /><br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040948544<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2803561&CF=BIB It's been almost a year since Sila's mum travelled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States. The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to bear. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only months before won the state lottery. Their new alliance leads to the rescue of a circus elephant named Veda, and then to a friendship with a unique boy named Mateo, proving that comfort and hope come in the most unlikely of places. It's been almost a year since Sila's mum travelled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States. The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to bear. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only months before won the state lottery. Their new alliance leads to the rescue of a circus elephant named Veda, and then to a friendship with a unique boy named Mateo, proving that comfort and hope come in the most unlikely of places.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Piccadilly Press, 2021.<br />248 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040856747<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2862948&CF=BIB JoJo's aunt Kayla is a firefighter. She's teaching Katie's class about her job. Katie keeps trying to ask Kayla questions, but Kayla has lots to say before it's question time. If Katie is patient, will she learn what she really wants to know about firefighters? JoJo's aunt Kayla is a firefighter. She's teaching Katie's class about her job. Katie keeps trying to ask Kayla questions, but Kayla has lots to say before it's question time. If Katie is patient, will she learn what she really wants to know about firefighters?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2021]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />27 pages : illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo's neighbourhood<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - Available - 38048040855996<br />Raploch Xpress - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - In-transit from Young People Services to Raploch Xpress (Set: 18 Jan 2024) - 38048040854403<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2887059&CF=BIB The Woos' neighbour, Mr Kenji, is training to be a nurse. He has a big test coming up, and Katie has offered to help him get ready. Hopefully Katie's help will lead to a high score on the big test for Mr Kenji. The Woos' neighbour, Mr Kenji, is training to be a nurse. He has a big test coming up, and Katie has offered to help him get ready. Hopefully Katie's help will lead to a high score on the big test for Mr Kenji.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2021]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />24 pages : illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo's neighbourhood<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - Available - 38048040856002<br />Raploch Xpress - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - In-transit from Young People Services to Raploch Xpress (Set: 18 Jan 2024) - 38048040854411<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2887060&CF=BIB A rainy day brings Katie and the rest of the neighbourhood to the library. The librarian, Miss Bliss, is the best at finding the perfect book for each reader. But it's almost time to go, and Katie still doesn't have a book. What super-duper books will she find? A rainy day brings Katie and the rest of the neighbourhood to the library. The librarian, Miss Bliss, is the best at finding the perfect book for each reader. But it's almost time to go, and Katie still doesn't have a book. What super-duper books will she find?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Manushkin, Fran<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Raintree, [2021]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />27 pages : illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 23 cm.<br />Katie Woo's neighbourhood<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Easy - Onloan - Due: 17 May 2024 - 38048040859808<br />Raploch Xpress - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - In-transit from Young People Services to Raploch Xpress (Set: 22 Feb 2024) - 38048040858743<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3007881&CF=BIB When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm, our hero has to return to Alke to rescue her from a folktale villain with an ax to grind - er, make that a hammer. Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. Tristan must return to Alke - and reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby - in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation. Anansi, now a 'web developer' in Tristan's phone, is close at hand to offer advice, and several new folk heroes will aid Tristan in his quest, but he will only succeed if he can figure out a way to sew broken souls back together. When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm, our hero has to return to Alke to rescue her from a folktale villain with an ax to grind - er, make that a hammer. Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. Tristan must return to Alke - and reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby - in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation. Anansi, now a 'web developer' in Tristan's phone, is close at hand to offer advice, and several new folk heroes will aid Tristan in his quest, but he will only succeed if he can figure out a way to sew broken souls back together.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mbalia, Kwame<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : Rick Riordan Presents, 2021.<br />400 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040874955<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2317403&CF=BIB Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend and best man at their wedding. As Roy's time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her centre. Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend and best man at their wedding. As Roy's time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her centre.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jones, Tayari<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Oneworld, 2019.<br />308 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021563767<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021617928<br />