03214cam a2200349 4500 545459156 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062988003 006298800X B08F7SDJKR Amazon B08F7SDJKR Amazon B08F7SDJKR Amazon 0dc232d2-8f31-40de-afdb-86c429a88f6b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5651133 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Oh, Ellen. Finding Junie Kim [Libby eBook]. HarperCollins, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 7873kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><strong>For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Amina's Voice comes a breathtaking story of family, hope, and survival from Ellen Oh, cofounder of We Need Diverse Books. When Junie Kim is faced with middle school racism, she learns of her grandparents' extraordinary strength and finds her voice. Inspired by her mother's real-life experiences during the Korean War, Oh's characters are real and riveting.</strong></p> <p><strong>Included in NPR's 2021 Books We Love List</strong></p> <p><strong>"Both unique and universal, timely and timeless." —Padma Venkatraman, Walter Award-winning author of The Bridge Home</strong></p> <p><strong>"A moving story that highlights how to find courage in the face of unspeakable hardship." —Hena Khan, award-winning author of Amina's Voice</strong></p> <p><strong>"Junie discovers where she comes from and gains the courage to make a difference in the future." —Wendy Wan-Long Shang, award-winning author of The Great Wall of Lucy Wu</strong></p> <p>Junie Kim just wants to fit in. So she keeps her head down and tries not to draw attention to herself. But when racist graffiti appears at her middle school, Junie must decide between staying silent or speaking out.</p> <p>Then Junie's history teacher assigns a project and Junie decides to interview her grandparents, learning about their unbelievable experiences as kids during the Korean War. Junie comes to admire her grandma's fierce determination to overcome impossible odds, and her grandpa's unwavering compassion during wartime. And as racism becomes more pervasive at school, Junie taps into the strength of her ancestors and finds the courage to do what is right.</p> <p>Finding Junie Kim is a reminder that within all of us lies the power to overcome hardship and emerge triumphant.</p>. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. Juvenile Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0dc232d2-8f31-40de-afdb-86c429a88f6b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0dc232d2-8f31-40de-afdb-86c429a88f6b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=0dc232d2-8f31-40de-afdb-86c429a88f6b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)