| Finding My Hat (First Person Fiction) Contributor(s): Son, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439435390 ISBN-13: 9780439435390 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Jin-Han Park loses his hat to a sudden gust of wind. His Uhmmah buys him many more hats, and Jin-Han discovers that he can reinvent himself. So he tries on hat after hat, searching for his place in America while clinging to his Korean culture and traditions. Young Adult. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: First Person Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73253 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a semi-autobiographical debut novel that is at turns poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, John Son conveys the uniqueness and universality of a Korean-American childhood.Jin-Han Park's story opens with his first memory: losing his hat to a sudden gust of wind. He never gets it back. But his Uhmmah buys him many more hats, and Jin-Han discovers that he can reinvent himself with a change of headgear, be it a bright red cowboy hat or a cap with earflaps. So he tries on hat after hat, searching for his place in America while clinging to his Korean culture and traditions, keeping them from the wind. Being different isn't always easy. But somewhere between kimchee and corn dogs, Jin-Han will make a place for himself . . . |