2026 Reading Challenge

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Zen Shorts by Jon J. MuthLon Po Po by Ed YoungDim Sum for Everyone by Grace LinThe Story About Ping by Marjorie FlackRuby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges
Children's Books about CHINA & Chinese Culture
179 books — 45 voters
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderThis Cursed Light by Emily ThiedeMake Lemonade by Virginia Euwer WolffThe Satsuma Complex by Bob MortimerFive Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Citrus on the Cover
129 books — 35 voters

So Not Ghoul by Karen YinBaby Snack Time by Judy LiMy First Mandarin Words with Gordon & Li Li by Michele Wong McSweenHappiness Street by Elisavet ArkolakiCousins Forever - Cousines pour toujours by Elisavet Arkolaki
Chinese/Pinyin/English Board & Picture Books
14 books — 8 voters
Crying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerThe Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika KimSex and Sushi by Tassa DesaladaNumber One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian LiMy Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
Chopsticks
36 books — 6 voters

三体 by Liu Cixin仰望星空之遥远的问候 by Bryant JohnsonGo Go Squid by 墨宝非宝红楼梦 [Hónglóumèng] by Cao XueqinLearning Mandarin for the Fish and Chips by Hastings Cavendish
Must-Reads in Chinese
7 books — 5 voters
茉莉花 by 陳淑梅A Man Becomes His Self by Mathijs KoenraadtFirst Japanese Reader Japanese Graded Readers by Ronan MarxShort Stories in Italian by Nick RobertsNew Penguin Parallel Text by John Balcom
Language learners' bite-sized fiction
20 books — 4 voters

茉莉花 by 陳淑梅China Simplified by Stewart Lee BeckA Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese by Richard XiaoModern Mandarin Chinese Grammar by Claudia Ross
Chinese learning
4 books — 3 voters

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