Lensey Namioka

Their families clash when a Japanese-American teenaged boy starts dating a Chinese-American teenaged girl.

Mismatch

Ailin's life takes a different turn when she defies the traditions of upper class Chinese society by refusing to have her feet bound.

Ties That Bind, Ties That Break

The youngest child in a talented musical family, Yingtao is afraid that his screeching violin will ruin the family recital, and he dreams of telling his family about something he likes better than music. Reprint.

Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear

Half and Half

FIONA CHENG IS half and half: Her father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish. Fiona looks more like her father than her mother, so people always expect her to be more interested in her Chinese half than her Scottish half. Lately even Fiona’s confused about who she really is. “A realistic, gentle and funny tale.”—Detroit News & Free Press “Readers will identify with Fiona’s struggle to fit in.”—Publishers Weekly

Zenta and Matsuzo, a duo of masterless samurai, try to discover the true identity of the supposedly supernatural murderer plaguing an ancient Japanese village.

Village of the Vampire Cat

Always aware that her missionary teachers are outsiders to her community in China, Yanyan keeps her distance, but she knows that she will be the outsider when she travels to the U.S. for a medical education.

A Novel

An Ocean Apart, a World Away

In medieval Japan, two out-of-work samurai warriors must use their fighting skills when they join a group of local boys, led by the mysterious White Fox, in resistance to a cruel occupying force.

Den of the White Fox

While her younger siblings have adopted many American customs since moving from China to Seattle, Yinglan Yang clings to her Chinese heritage, so her brother and sister hatch a plot to convert her to American culture.

Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers

Two unemployed Samurai find themselves engaged in an adventure charged with trickery and political intrigue.

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