The Name Jar
by:
Yangsook Choi (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780375806131 (037580613X)
Publish date: July 10th 2001
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Teaching,
Culture,
Family,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Picture Books
by Yangsook Choi This is an interesting story about a Korean girl who feels pressure to assimilate when she moves to America. It's got a good message about self acceptance without putting down anyone who does choose to assimilate.
8/11/2011 ** I read it again this year; the kids clapped when I finished. They were really intrigued with the fact that Unhei's father was never mentioned. They speculated on whether her parents were divorced, about whether the father had to stay in Korea, or if he'd died. My favorite comment was ...
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