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English
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"A long-married couple is forced to confront their friend's painful past when a church revival comes to a nearby town... A woman in an arranged marriage struggles to connect with the son she hid from her husband for years... A well-meaning sister unwittingly reunites an abuser with his victims... Through the lives of an indelible array of individuals--musicians, housewives and pastors, children and grandparents, the men and women who own the dry cleaners...
Author
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 760L
Language
English
Description
"A social media influencer is shipped off to a digital detox summer camp in this funny coming-of-age story"--
When Sunny Song accidentally films a PG-13 cooking video that goes viral (#browniegate), she is shipped off to a digital detox farm camp in Iowa for a whole month. She's traded in her WiFi connection for a butter churn, and if she wants any shot at growing her social media platform this summer, she'll need to find a way back online. Thanks...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
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.
10) Minari
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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.
11) ASAP
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Series
Language
English
Description
"When her ex-boyfriend, a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and forbidden from dating, is rocked by scandal, K-pop idol Sori offers him a hideaway with her until she must decide if her future is worth sacrificing for a second chance at love"--
14) The name drop
Author
Language
English
Description
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.
16) Her good side
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Told in alternating voices, awkward teenagers Bethany and Jacob must navigate blossoming feelings after agreeing to date each other as practice for the real deal.
17) The name jar
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
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Description
After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
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