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2) I'm new here
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Series
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English
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Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.
Author
Language
English
Description
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
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English
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Asian American Heritage Month
Asian/Pacific American Award
Junior Fiction Science Fiction
Newbery Award Winners
Asian/Pacific American Award
Junior Fiction Science Fiction
Newbery Award Winners
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When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.
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English
Description
"Two teens--Daniel, the son of Korean shopkeepers, and Natasha, whose family is here illegally from Jamaica--cross paths in New York City on an eventful day in their lives--Daniel is on his way to an interview with a Yale alum, Natasha is meeting with a lawyer to try and prevent her family's deportation to Jamaica--and fall in love"--
9) XOXO
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English
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"Jenny never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk"--
10) The name jar
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English
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After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
11) Behind the mask
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Kimin, a young Korean-American boy, has trouble deciding on a Halloween costume, but as he looks through an old trunk of his grandfather's things, he suddenly unlocks a childhood mystery.
12) Mommy's hometown
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
When a young boy and his mother travel to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined until he visits the river where she used to play and sees that the spirit and happiness of those days remain.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Adopted from Korea by Italian parents, fourteen-year-old Joseph Calderaro begins to make important self-discoveries about race and family after his social studies teacher assigns an essay on cultural heritage and tracing the past.
14) Good enough
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
A Korean-American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League school, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.
16) Jin Woo
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Language
English
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Description
Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides having a baby brother will be fine.
18) Halmoni's day
Author
Publisher
Dial
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Jennifer, a Korean American, is worried that her grandmother, visiting from Korea, will embarrass her on her school's Grandparents' Day, but the event brings her understanding and acceptance.
20) Burning midnight
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Language
English
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Description
Teens Sully, Hunter, Dom, and Mandy team up in a race against unscrupulous billionaire CEO Alex Holliday to locate a collectible sphere, which may have a very steep price.
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