{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Jennifer Schultz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/jschultz\/","title":"Asian American and Pacific Islander Month","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MfEShAZk6E\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-month\/\">Asian American and Pacific Islander Month<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-month\/embed\/#?secret=MfEShAZk6E\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Asian American and Pacific Islander Month&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"MfEShAZk6E\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In honor of Asian American &amp; Pacific Islander Month, let\u2019s discuss our favorite picture books, novels, poetry, etc that feature Asian-American or Pacific Islander characters, whether they are recently published or familiar classics.\u00a0 If you\u2019re looking for some recently published titles to add to your collection, you can\u2019t go wrong with these excellent selections: Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream (2011) \u00a0 This is one of the most delightful and charming books I\u2019ve read this year; I simply adore it. Clara Lee, a young Korean-American, has a typically eventful year for a third grader, the highlight of which is her town\u2019s annual Little Miss Apple Pie Princess competition.\u00a0 Determined to win, Clara works hard on the speech she must give in front of her entire school, but meets a formidable opponent, who declares that she is more deserving of the title due to her family\u2019s deep roots in the...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/contentcafe2.btol.com\/ContentCafe\/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III51&amp;Password=BT0051&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0316070386&amp;erroroverride=1"}