# @bookstrofficial on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYdKzqhCFjE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65738643-bookstrofficial-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-17T22:00:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bookstr (@BookstrOfficial) — https://gondola.cc/BookstrOfficial

## Caption

To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re bringing you children’s stories that feature AAPI protagonists. These books tell the tales of characters from immigrant families, experiencing identity vs culture, chasing a dream, and more. ✨ 😍

Swipe through to get a peek at these books, then click the link in our bio to read more.  🔗

Featured here:
• THE MISSING MAGIC OF SPARROW XIA by Leia Ham (leiaham) | Scholastic Press (scholastic)
• THEFT OF THE RUBY LOTUS by Sayantani DasGupta (sayantanidasguptabooks) | Scholastic Press (scholastic)
• THE BEST WORST SUMMER OF ESME SUN by Wendy Wan-Long Shang (wendyshangbooks) | Scholastic Press (scholastic)
• NIKHIL OUT LOUD by Maulik Pancholy (maulikpancholy) | Quill Tree Books (quilltreebooks)
• RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE by Rajani LaRocca (rajanilarocca) | Quill Tree Books (quilltreebooks)
• FINDING JUNIE KIM by Ellen Oh (elloecho) | HarperCollins (harpercolllins)
• LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS by Malia Maunakea (maliamaunakea) | Penguin Workshop (penguinworkshop)
• MAYBE IT’S A SIGN by E. L. Shen (elshenwrites) | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (fsgbooks)
• ANY DAY WITH YOU by Mae Respicio (maerespiciobooks) | Yearling (penguinrandomhouse)
• A PLACE TO BELONG by Cynthia Kadohata | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (simonkids)
• WE WHO PRODUCE PEARLS: AN ANTHEM FOR ASIAN AMERICA by Joanna Ho and Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya (joannahowrites) and (alonglastname) | Orchard Books
• CHEF’S SECRET by Kelly Yang (kellyyanghk) | Scholastic Press (scholastic)
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