Cisneros, Sandra. THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET.
While living on Mango Street, Esperanza dreams of a house of her own. (Mexican)

Crew, Linda. CHILDREN OF THE RIVER.
Can Sundara be a "good Cambodian girl" if she has an American boyfriend? (Cambodian)

Edwards, Nicholas. STAND AND DELIVER.
Students from East L.A. learn the value of hard work and dreams... from their calculus teacher! (Chicano)

Fleischman, Paul. SATURNALIA.
William, the printer's apprentice, searches for his brother in Puritan Boston of 1681. (Narragansett)

Hobbs, Will. BEARSTONE.
Cloyd learns the hard lessons taught by his totem, the black bear. (Navajo)

Hudson, Jan. SWEETGRASS.
Until she battles the smallpox that threatens her village, Sweetgrass' father thinks she's too young to marry. (Blackfoot)

Myers, Walter Dean. SCORPIONS.
Tito sticks by his best friend Jamal, even after Jamal takes over as gang leader for the Scorpions. (Puerto Rican)

Okimoto, Jean Davies. MOLLY BY ANY OTHER NAME.
Molly must decide whether or not to find her birth mother. (Japanese)

Paulsen, Gary. THE CROSSING.
Alone on the streets of Juarez, Manny lives for the day he'll cross into the United States. (Mexican)

Robinson, Margaret A. A WOMAN OF HER TRIBE.
From her new home in Vancouver, Annette reflects on her old life in a village. (Nootka)

Tan, Amy. THE JOY LUCK CLUB.
Interwoven stories of Chinese-born mothers and American-born daughters. (Chinese)

Thomas, Joyce Carol (editor). A GATHERING OF FLOWERS: STORIES ABOUT BEING YOUNG IN AMERICA.