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Almost-American Girl - Buckner Community Read High School Level

This list contains the Winter 2021 selection, Almost-American Girl, along with information about the author, a discussion guide, and similar reads.

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  • Almost American Girl

    An Illustrated Memoir

    Ha, Robin,
    This memoir follows Robin and her life changing event when her mother has the move from Seoul, Korea to Huntsville, Alabama. She's devestated at the idea of leaving everything she knows behind to a world where she doesn't understand…
    Graphic Novel
  • Almost American Girl

    An Illustrated Memoir

    Ha, Robin
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  • Once you finish Almost-American Girl, look over this discussion guide to talk about the book with a parent/guardian, friend, relative, or anybody who's read the book. Remeber, no spoilers for those who haven't finsihed!
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  • When a cyberbully sends the entire high school a picture of basketball hero Bijan Majidi, photo-shopped to look like a terrorist, the school administration promises to find and punish the culprit, but Bijan just wants to pretend the…
    Book
  • In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His…
    Graphic Novel
  • As alienated kids go, Jin Wang is fairly run-of-the-mill: he eats lunch by himself in a corner of the schoolyard, gets picked on by bullies and jocks and develops a sweat-inducing crush on a pretty classmate. And, oh, yes, his parents are…
    Graphic Novel
  • Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school cooking club and bond over food and their mothers' struggles to become United States citizens.
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  • Sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara has too many secrets. Some are small and some are big. And there's the one that she can barely even admit to herself -- the one about how she might have a crush on her best friend. When Sana and her family…
    Book
  • The autobiography of a South Korean woman's student days under an authoritarian regime, and how she defied state censorship. Hyun Sook shares a dramatic true story of political division, fear-mongering, anti-intellectualism, the death of…
    Book
  • After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
    Book
  • Cook Korean!

    a Comic Book With Recipes

    Ha, Robin,
    Following along with these Korean recipes shared in graphic novel format! Included recipes are Easy Kimchi (Makkimchi), Spicy Bok Choy (Cheonggyeongche Muchim), and Seaweed Rice Roll (Kimbap) along with Robin Ha's personal anecdotes.
    Graphic Novel
  • Korean Cooking Favorites

    Kimchi, BBQ, Bibimbap and So Much More

    Ford, Hyegyoung K.,
    A collection of home-cooked Korean recipes with tips on preparing staples such as kimchi and bibimbap as well as Pan-Fried Tofu With Chili, Spicy Cucumber Salad and Braised Pork Belly With Spicy Radish Salad and more.
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