Heartfelt, honest, emotional memoir with a truly human voice; great read for anyone who overthinks, is in touch with emotions, and feels "too much"
If You Feel Too Much, Expanded Edition
A wonderful memoir that will make you laugh and cry; honest and vulnerable; easy to read; a narrative that really speaks and pays homage to immigrant stories, especially Asians
We Were Dreamers: Immigrant Superhero Story
Informative and well-written with tremendous insight; stellar choice for any basketball lover
Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin' in Flip-Flops
Fiction
Basketball-centered, relationship driven young adult book great for teens and up
After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
Emotional epistolary novel about baseball and an unlikely but heartwarming friendship set in the 1940s
Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger
Fairytales adapted into an intriguing science fiction, fantasy series about survival, identity, fighting for what's right
The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer
A compelling novel that follows different generation of Filipino men from the same family and explores how their pasts have shaped their relationships and the following generations
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
A classic that's all too relevant and important even today
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Comic Books
A great mini-series that explores how Captain America is a hero for the American people who represents what America is *supposed* to be, explores how everyday Americans are just as much Captain America as Steve Rogers
The United States of Captain America
A fun time-traveling coming-of-age story where young girls get to be badass heroes
Paper Girls: The Complete Story
A riveting superhero comic book series that encompasses a lot of what people live from superhero stories/characters in a coming-of-age (of sorts) narrative that explores humanity, identity, influence
The Invincible Compendium Series 3 Books Set
Kelly and Lanzing characterize Captain America perfectly.
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022 - 2023) | Comic Series