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Contributor(s): Choi, Yangsook (Author)

ISBN: 0613829794 ISBN-13: 9780613829793
Publisher: Turtleback Books

OUR PRICE: $17.34

Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2003
Annotation: The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?
Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Encouraged by her new friends, Unhei chooses her own Korean name and helps everyone pronounce it--"Yoon-Hey.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration

Dewey: E

LCCN: 00039103

Age Level: 5-8

Grade Level: Kindergarten-3

Lexile Measure: 590 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.7" W x 10.7" L (0.80 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
- Cultural Region - Asian

Features: Ikids, Illustrated

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 51331
Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:
The new kid in school needs a new name Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her, so instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Encouraged by her new friends, Unhei chooses her own Korean name and helps everyone pronounce it Yoon-Hey.

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