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1) I'm New Here
Author
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.
3) Jin Woo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
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.
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Series
Anna K volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Told from multiple viewpoints, while seventeen-year-old Anna K seems above the typical problems of her Manhattan friends and siblings, finding love with a notorious playboy changes everything.
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
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"--
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Series
Gifted clans volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Formats
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.
9) Anna K away
Author
Series
Anna K volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Told from multiple viewpoints, Anna K spends a summer with her father and his family in South Korea, while in the United States, Lolly and Steven, Kimmie and Dustin, and Bea all face relationship issues.
10) Frankly in love
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Appears on list
Description
"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--
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
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Inspired by real events, told through alternating timelines and two intimate perspectives, this hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story, capturing a shameful period of South Korean history, explores the legacy of violence and the psychology of power, while highlighting extraordinary acts of devotion and friendship that can arise in the darkness.
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.
15) I'm Ok
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Ok, a Korean American boy, tries a get rich quick scheme of starting a hair braiding business and winning the school talent competition to hide the fact that he is struggling with the loss of his father and the financial hardships he and his mother must now bear.
16) 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 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"--
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Mindy is determined to enjoy her first Lunar New Year without her mom, but her old holiday traditions don't go quite as planned, and she has to find a way to create new ones"--
19) Her good side
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
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
2023
Description
"At the height of the military dictatorship in South Korea, Insuk and Sungho are arranged to be married. The couple soon moves to San Jose, California, with an infant and Sungho's overbearing mother-in-law. Adrift in a new country, Insuk grieves the loss of her past and her divided homeland, finding herself drawn into an illicit relationship that sets into motion a dramatic saga and echoes for generations to come. From the Gwangju Massacre to the...
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