Tag Archives: Japanese American Interest

New Release: Wat Takes His Shot

Today, we are delighted to celebrate the release of Wat Takes His Shot: The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka, the stirring biography of Japanese American basketball star Wataru Misaka—the first person of color to play in the NBA!

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Cover Reveal: Ink and Ashes

Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani is Tu Books’ first New Visions Award winner. Seventeen-year-old Claire Takata discovers a secret about her deceased father that should have remained a secret.

The New Visions Award, modeled after LEE & LOW’s successful New Voices Award, is for unpublished writers of color who write science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery YA or middle grade novels.

Ink and Ashes is set to be released Spring 2015!

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