Young Ju and her parents are going to live in America, where everyone can make lots of money. She thinks they are on their way to heaven. But when her uhmma (mother) and apa (father) have to work three jobs just to pay the rent and everyone speaks a new language and has new customs, Young Ju feels caught between two cultures. Her uhmma tells her she is a strong American girl with a future but her father is angry with her when she is not a respectful Korean daughter. And when her brother Joon comes along, she is even more ...
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Young Ju and her parents are going to live in America, where everyone can make lots of money. She thinks they are on their way to heaven. But when her uhmma (mother) and apa (father) have to work three jobs just to pay the rent and everyone speaks a new language and has new customs, Young Ju feels caught between two cultures. Her uhmma tells her she is a strong American girl with a future but her father is angry with her when she is not a respectful Korean daughter. And when her brother Joon comes along, she is even more convinced that nothing she does is right. But just as the family threatens to destroy itself Young Ju finds the courage to defy the restrictive customs of her family and seek the help they need. This is a powerful and elegant novel about a girl's journey to adulthood and a family's struggle for a better life, which will resonate with migrants everywhere.
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The item shows wear from consistent use but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
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Book may have little to no writing and or underlining inside and is in overall good condition. Cover may have some cosmetic wear. Book has dust jacket if applicable.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Now in Speak! . Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark.
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Good. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include From the library of labels. Shrink wrap dust covers or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.
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The book has been read but is in good condition. It has very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing minimal pencil underlining of text no highlighting of text and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages. See the seller's listing for full details and a description of any imperfections.
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