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books with cultural/country themes
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but there are many great, great books- Allende, Julia Alvarez, Edwidge Danticat, Octavia Butler, When the Legends Die by Hal Borlan, The Price of a Child by Lorene Carey, A Lesson Before Dying by Gaines, Christopher Paul Curtis, Deborah Ellis, Bucci Emecheta, Zulu Dog, Anton Ferreira, Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier, Sandra Cisneros, nIGHTjOHN BY gARY pAULSEN, Pam Munoz Ryan, Janet McDonald, The Legend of Buddy Bush by Sheila Moses,Mildred Taylor, and J. Woodson.

For Cambodia:
When Broke Glass Floats by Chanrithy Him
Reflections of a Khmer Soul by Navy Phim (*wink*)
When Broke Glass Floats by Chanrithy Him
Reflections of a Khmer Soul by Navy Phim (*wink*)
I am interviewing for a young adult librarian position and I had a nice idea about doing this "passport to reading" presentation as part of my interview. I want to be able to present the panel with a list of books that are cultural/country based: think, Nausicaa of the Wind is based on Japanese themes and culture, A Single Shard for Korea, etc. Do you have any good recommendations for country/culture themed ya books? I am not trying to create a comprehensive list (after all, it's only an interview, not the real deal) but I want to go in prepared.
Thanks for any help you can give!