Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Fiction >> Historical - Asia

When Young Fu arrives with his mother in bustling 1920s Chungking, all he has seen of the world is the rural farming village where he has grown up. He knows nothing of city life. But the city, with its wonders and dangers, fascinates the 13-year-old boy, and he sets out to make the best of what it has to offer him.
First published in 1932, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze was one of the earliest Newbery Medal winners. Although China has changed since that time, Young Fu's experiences are universal: making friends, making mistakes, and making one's way in the world.

Fifteen-year-old Hong and his older brother Chen face famine, flood, pirates, and jealous rivals on their journey through fifteenth century China as Chen pursues his calling as a scholar and Hong becomes involved with a secret society known as the White Lotus.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support...

This National Book Award nominee from two-time finalist Patricia McCormick is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge.

Based on the true story of Cambodian advocate Arn Chorn-Pond, and authentically told from his point of view as a young boy, this is an achingly raw and powerful historical novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace. It includes an author's note and acknowledgments from Arn Chorn-Pond himself.

When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just...

Yoona Chang is only sixteen years old but her world is already getting turned upside down. A devastating war threatens the Koryeo kingodm of ancient Korea that Yoona calls home. One day a mysterious and handsome stranger arrives in Yoona's village. He is a prince of Vietnam. Yoona does not know it yet but she will soon set off on an adventure that forever changes her life.

Bronze Medal, 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

"I never woulda guessed a bowl of curst noodles could cause so much trouble." Woong, North Korea, age unknown

It all started with a curse. When Woong's hunger drives him to steal the fancy meal set out by his superstitious mother, he invokes a shaman's wrath. Soon afterwards, a flood ravages his home, ripping him from his parents and hurtling him into street life during the catastrophic North Korean famine of the 1990s.

Traveling from place to place in order to survive, Woong meets a...

It is the year 1925 and an important artifact belonging to the emperor of Japan has gone missing. Our hero, Jack Bell, is reluctantly recruited to hunt out the missing object. Along the way, he makes new enemies and new friends. Finding the relic is only a fraction of the story as Jack Bell struggles to ensure its safe return.
The story is inspired by real history and has several impacting moments intertwined with the plot. It features real people who were alive in 1925 along with real events which occurred in that year. The references are melted subtly into the book, and the reader...

Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

Boxers & Saints Boxed Set Edition

One of the greatest comics storytellers alive brings all his formidable talents to bear in this astonishing new work.

In two volumes, Boxers & Saints tells two parallel stories. The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their...