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81) Y/n: a novel
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Language
English
Description
"When her K-pop idol Moon suddenly retires, vanishing from the public eye, the narrator, a Korean American woman living in Berlin, acts on her obsession, arriving in Seoul where she searches for the object of her love until she finds him at long last as art and real life converge."--
82) Dear Juno
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Although Juno, a Korean American boy, cannot read the letter he receives from his grandmother in Seoul, he understands what it means from the photograph and dried flower that are enclosed and decides to send a similar letter back to her."--
Author
Series
Mindy Kim ; 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Mindy Kim loves food...When a local pizza place advertises a trivia competition, Mindy can't believe that the big prize is unlimited pizza for a whole year! Mindy is confident she and her dad can take the top spot. But Dad is worried he might not understand all the cultural references. And he wants Mindy to know that the most important thing is to always try your best, even if you don't win"--Provided by publisher.
85) Fireworks
Author
Publisher
Underlined
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awry when she learns that Kite Xu, her old next-door neighbor and childhood friend, will be returning home from South Korea. Lulu hasn't seen Kite since eighth grade, after he left the country to pursue a career in K-pop...Star-struck and nostalgic, Lulu tries to reconnect with Kite...The harder Lulu tries to deny her feelings, the stronger they get. But how could a K-pop...
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Series
Language
English
Description
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 and athletically...
Author
Series
Mindy Kim ; 5
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Mindy Kim is about to go on her first big trip to Korea! And she cannot wait to: hug her grandparents and eat her Halmoni's homemade cooking! Hang out with her cousins, and see the big sites in Seoul with Dad and his girlfriend, Julie!" --
89) Hurt you
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
While not feeling Korean 'enough' in her new school, Georgia fights to protect her neurodivergent older brother from a hostile, ableist, racist community that wishes him harm.
Author
Publisher
Bridge Works Pub
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A grandmother's arrival in Los Angeles throws a Korean couple and their children in turmoil. Twenty years earlier, after a visit to a fortune teller, grandma predicted an unhappy marriage. Although the family is still together, grandma sees everywhere proof her prediction came true.
Author
Series
Gifted clans ; 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen year-old Riley was not born to be a leader, but the magical community thinks she and her adopted brother, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse, so now the one thing Riley must do is believe in herself.
93) My name is Yoon
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country.
95) New Cat
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
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Description
Shortly after coming to America, Mr. Kim, owner of a tofu factory in the Bronx, gets a fluffy silver cat that makes her home in his factory and one night saves it from burning down.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn't know the rules and just can't get anything right. Luckily, she isn't one to give up. With a spark of imagination, she makes up a new game and leads her classmates on a parade to remember! Danbi Leads the School Parade introduces...
98) Gilded
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Jae Hwa Lee is a Korean-American girl with a black belt, a deadly proclivity with steel-tipped arrows, and a chip on her shoulder the size of Korea itself. When her widowed dad uproots her to Seoul from her home in L.A., Jae thinks her biggest challenges will be fitting into a new school and dealing with her dismissive Korean grandfather. Then she discovers that a Korean demi-god, Haemosu, has been stealing the soul of the oldest...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
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