| Unidentified Suburban Object Contributor(s): Jung, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545782260 ISBN-13: 9780545782265 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books OUR PRICE: $14.44 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015026296 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.75 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Korean - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 181967 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Comic and satirical, but also full of painful truths about being both a bright, sensitive middle schooler, and a so-called model-minority in a decidedly NOT-diverse townThe next person who compares Chloe Cho with famous violinist Abigail Yang is going to HEAR it. Chloe has just about had it with people not knowing the difference between someone who's Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. She's had it with people thinking that everything she does well -- getting good grades, winning first chair in the orchestra, et CETera -- are because she's ASIAN.Of course, her own parents don't want to have anything to DO with their Korean background. Any time Chloe asks them a question they change the subject. They seem perfectly happy to be the only Asian family in town. It's only when Chloe's with her best friend, Shelly, that she doesn't feel like a total alien. Then a new teacher comes to town: Ms. Lee. She's Korean American, and for the first time Chloe has a person to talk to who seems to understand completely. For Ms. Lee's class, Chloe finally gets to explore her family history. But what she unearths is light-years away from what she expected. |