Freshman Reading List
Books marked with an * are available in the GHHS
Library.
Young Adult Fiction
*Dragon Sword and Wind
Child by Noriko Ogiwara
*
The Tale of Gengi by Murasaki Shikibu
*The Dragon's Village by
Yuan-tsung Chen
The Examination by Malcolm J. Bosse
*Ties That Bind, Ties
That Break by Lensey Namioka
Wandering Warrior by
Da Chen
Anthologies
*Anthology of Japanese
Literature
Asian Tales and Tellers by Cathy Spagnoli
*Straw Sandals:
Chinese Short Stories
Poetry
*Endless River: Li Po
and Tu Fu: A Friendship in Poetry -
*An Introduction to
Haiku -
*The Selected Poems of
Tu Fu -
Non-Fiction
Chinese Cinderella: the True Story of an
Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
- YA
Falling Leaves: the True Story of an Unwanted
Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah - Adult
Folk Stories of the Hmong: Peoples of
*Oracle Bones, Stars
and Wheelbarrows: Ancient Chinese Science and Technology
Adult Fiction
(Although these books are
reviewed as adult books for young adults, they may contain mature adult
content.)
Balzac
and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai
Becoming
Madame Mao by Anchee Min
*The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
The
Crazed by Ha Jin
In the
Pond: a Novel by Ha Jin
Red
Azalea by Anchee Min
Red Poppies by
Under
the Red Flag: Stories by Ha Jin
Waiting
by Ha Jin
*Women of the Silk by
Gail Tsukiyama