Jennifer Sun Bell
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center-a stunning work of great emotional power from the critically acclaimed author of If You Leave Me"--
Author
Series
Pippa Park volume 1
Publisher
Fabled Films Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
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Description
"Hannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle. It's a little disconnected from the outside world, but she's always felt completely safe there. Which is why when she's asked one day to babysit after school, she thinks it's no big deal. Zoe and Oscar are her next-door neighbors, and Hannah just took a babysitting class that she's pretty sure makes her an expert. She isn't even worried that she left her inhaler at home. Then the...
5) Throwback
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla is first-generation Korean American, a former high school cheerleader who expects Sam to want the same all- American nightmare. Meanwhile, Sam is a girl of the times who has no energy for clichéd high school aspirations. After a huge blowup, Sam is desperate to get away from Priscilla, but instead, finds herself thrown back. Way back. To her shock, Sam lands in the '90s . . . alongside a 17-year-old Priscilla. Now, Sam has to deal with...
Author
Series
Pippa Park volume 2
Publisher
Fabled Films Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Korean American Pippa Park picks up right where she left off . . . trying to balance basketball, school, friends, working at the struggling family laundromat, and fitting in. Eliot, her math tutor--and the cutest boy at school--is finally paying attention to her. And Marvel--her childhood friend--is making her required volunteering much more interesting. But things with the Royals, her new friends and teammates who rule the school, still feel a bit...
Publisher
crunchyroll
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
Suzume's journey begins when she meets a young man looking for a door. Following him, she finds one and reaches for the knob. Doors open across Japan, unleashing destruction. Now Suzume must close them to prevent further disaster. On the other side of the door⁵was time in its entirety. Includes second disc of bonus material.
Author
Series
Publisher
Agora Books, an imprint of Polis Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Korean-American adoptee Siobhan O'Brien has spent much of her life explaining her name and her family to strangers, but a more pressing problem is whether to carry on the PI agency that her dead boss unexpectedly left to her. Easing into middle age, Siobhan would generally rather have a glazed donut than a romance, but when an old friend asks Siobhan to find her daughter who has disappeared from her dorm, the rookie private detective's search begins...
Author
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
c2023.
Language
English
Description
When Lowell Bass' parents die unexpectedly, Lowell and his fiancee Austyn Murphy return to the Bass family estate outside San Francisco, California, but as Austyn discovers layers of mystery surrounding her soon-to-be family--as well as a new rift with her old friend Emily--Austyn races to uncover the truth before it is too late.