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"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,...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Edition
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"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the...
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Pippa Park volume 1
Publisher
Fabled Films Press
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Publisher Annotation: Life is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to the other kids at school, has a plan for how her life should look. So when Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps at the chance to reinvent herself by following the "Rules of Cool." At Lakeview, Pippa juggles old and new friends, an unrequited crush, and the pressure to perform academically...
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"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"--
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Song Lee books volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[1993]
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.
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Horrible Harry volume 14
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Horrible Harry and Song Lee have been best friends since kindergarten. But when they have to work together on a project about dragons, they get into a fight that threatens to end their friendship.
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Song Lee books volume 4
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Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.
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Horrible Harry volume 4
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Horrible Harry falls in love with Song Lee, and Harry's best friend, Doug, can't stand all that mush.
11) I'm New Here
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
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.
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Horrible Harry volume 9
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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.
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Gifted clans volume 2
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Description
Riley Oh ventures into the Spiritrealm, where she hopes to convince Saint Heo Jun to become the new patron god of the Gom clan and restore their healing powers.
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Mindy Kim volume 5
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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...
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Mindy Kim volume 1
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"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"--
17) Minari
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Description
A tender and sweeping story about what roots people that follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, this film shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
18) Project Mulberry
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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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Chloe Cho is a Korean American seventh-grader who would like to get in touch with many of the aspects of her heritage, but her parents are unwilling to talk about it--then when a class assignment forces Chloe to confront them directly, they finally tell her the truth about her family, which may just be too much for one girl to handle.
The next person who compares Chloe Cho with famous violinist Abigail Yang is going to HEAR it. Chloe has just about...
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