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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"This is the story of Sunny Park, a seventh-grade student at Ranchito Mesa Middle who loves the K-pop band Supreme Beat, hanging out with her cool grandma, dancing when no one is watching, snacking on shrimp chips, and being there for Bailey, her best friend since third grade. When Bailey decides that she and Sunny should audition for the school dance team in a ploy to parent-trap Bailey's divorced mom and dad, Sunny agrees even though the thought...
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Publisher
Inkyard Press
Language
English
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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.
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Language
English
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"Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. . . . Aimee's fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life. When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged mom . . . she becomes distraught. Not only was this her longest disappearance yet, but the memory doesn't match up with...
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Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"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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Series
Gifted clans volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Thirteen year-old Riley was not born to be a leader, but the magical community thinks she and her adopted brother, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse, so now the one thing Riley must do is believe in herself.
Author
Series
Monstrous volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Bullied by her classmates, Sarah, a Korean American girl growing up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors, channels her rage into her art and cosplay until it threatens to explode.
8) ASAP
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"--
10) My friend Tommy
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tommy is a real-life 40-year-old virgin. He also still lives with his traditional Christian Korean parents under a curfew. He's never been on a date, kissed a girl, or cooked a meal, nor does he own a personal bank account. He's been suppressed and pampered his whole life, leaving him with almost no adult skills. For years, Tommy pleads with his unlikely best friend Nem, a 6'9 former pro basketball player turned comedian to "help him with the ladies"....
12) Grandpa's scroll
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Lily and her grandpa are good pen pals, so when he dies and leaves behind a rice paper scroll he was painting for her, Lily finishes the scroll with help from her mother.
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Mindy tries to step into the spotlight in her community theater production.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After his dog Haru is taken away from him by his cruel landlord and sent to a multibillionaire's lab, eleven-year-old Korean American Luke is stunned when Haru returns as a zombie dog, and helps the town face a terrible threat.
16) Off the rails
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Series
Mihi ever after volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Mihi and her friends head back to the Rainbow Realm to save Princess Pat from a destructive quest.
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Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Since her mother died when she was five years old, it's always just been Ronnie Miller and her dad. Two Korean Americans who, thanks to Ronnie's dad's adoption by white parents, have never felt all that Korean. But Ronnie is okay with that--as long as she has her dad and her best friend Jack, Ronnie is 99% certain she can get through anything. But as much as she wants everything to stay the same, the world--and her dad--has other plans. Now, Ronnie...
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Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Riley Jo is a teenager who knows what she wants. Born and raised in Bentonville, Arkansas, this Korean American girl has her sights set on being a musician. So when her parents are surprisingly cool about her attending the prestigious Los Angeles-based arts-focused boarding school her senior year of high school, she jumps at the chance. This is her moment to make her indie rock dreams a reality! Things at Carlmont Academy start out strong: She joins...
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Series
Gigi Shin books volume 1
Language
English
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"Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams"--
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 10
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Mindy, Dad, and Julie travel to Korea to mourn Grandpa's passing with family and for the annual Chuseok celebration, and while the occasion is a somber one, Mindy is determined to make her first official Mid-autumn Festival one to remember.