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2) Jin Woo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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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 that having a baby brother will be fine.
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
A striking first novel about the dark side of the American Dream.
Suzy Park is a twenty-nine-year-old Korean American interpreter for the New York City court system. Young, attractive, and achingly alone, she makes a startling and ominous discovery during one court case that forever alters her family's history. Five years prior, her parents--hardworking greengrocers who forfeited personal happiness for their children's gain--were brutally murdered...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
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"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Appears on these lists
AAPI Heritage Reading List for Kids & Teens
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
Newbery
Readopoly Community Garden Recommendations
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
Newbery
Readopoly Community Garden Recommendations
Description
"When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives. The tiger offers Lily a deal- if Lily will open her grandmother's star jars and return what she stole, the tiger will heal her grandmother. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice . . . and the courage to face a tiger. Tae Keller,...
Author
Series
Song Lee books volume 1
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Spring becomes a memorable time for Miss Mackle's second-grade classroom because of the antics of Horrible Harry and the special insights of shy Song Lee.
10) I'm New Here
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When another student tries to sabotage Mindy and Sally's Yummy Seaweed Business, Mindy loses more than she bargained for and wonders if she'll ever fit in at her new school"--
12) My Name is Yoon
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States.
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"It's time to pick a class president, and Mindy really wants to win--and she's basing her entire campaign on snacks and being kind, so how could she NOT be chosen? But there is one big thing that Mindy is not sure she can do--make a speech to her class about why she would be the best pick for president. Can Mindy face her fears and show the class--and herself--that she can be the best class president ever?"--Amazon.
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Series
Mindy Kim volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Fresh off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in the adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian American Girl--in this fifth novel, Mindy goes to South Korea! Mindy is super excited to go to South Korea to visit her grandparents! She has never taken such a big trip before, and she can't wait to see her family again. Plus, Dad's girlfriend, Julie, is also going to meet the family for the first time. Mindy and Julie decide to make a traditional...
15) Her good side
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"Sixteen-year-old Bethany Greene, though confident and self-assured, is what they call a late-bloomer. She’s never had a boyfriend, date, or first kiss. She’s determined to change that but after her crush turns her down cold for Homecoming—declaring her too inexperienced—and all her back-up ideas fall through, she cautiously agrees to go with her best friend’s boyfriend Jacob. A platonic date is better than no date, right? Until Saylor breaks...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Description
A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents' experiences as lost children during the Korean War.
Author
Series
Song Lee books volume 3
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Harry plots revenge against Sidney, the class tattletale, when Miss Mackle's second graders go on a field trip to the pond.
18) The name drop
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Formats
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Discovering a mix-up due to their shared Korean name, interns Elijah Ri and Jessica Lee decide to stay switched so Elijah can escape his controlling father while Jessica secures college recommendations, but the one thing they didn't count on was falling in love.
Author
Series
Horrible Harry volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On the last day of second grade, Song Lee's party at the local amusement park forces Harry to face his fear of elevators when he is expected to ride the Drop of Doom.
Author
Series
Song Lee books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.