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A piece of home / Jeri Watts ; illustrated by Hyewon Yum.

Watts, Jeri Hanel, 1957- (author.). Yum, Hyewon, (illustrator.).

Summary:

A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0763669717
  • ISBN: 9780763669713
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
AD650L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.6 0.5 182216.
Subject: Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction.
Koreans > United States > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 27 of 27 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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Heartland Regional Library - Belle E WAT (Text) 35555001919994 Picture Books Available -
Heartland Regional Library - Eldon E WAT (Text) 35555001920000 Picture Books Available -
Heartland Regional Library - Iberia E WAT (Text) 35555001919986 Picture Books Available -
Henry County - Lenora Blackmore jE W34J (Text) I0000000252841 Picture Books Available -
Henry County - Main Library jE W34J (Text)
Memorial Notes: Family & Friendship; Lavender dot
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Jefferson County Library-Northwest E LIFE WATTS (Text) 30051040124486 Easy Books Available -
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly E WATTS (Text) 2003889183 Children's Area Available -
Morgan County Library E WAT (Text) 35319000311178 Children's Fiction Available -
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A Piece of Home
A Piece of Home
by Watts, Jeri; Yum, Hyewon (Illustrator)
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Summary

A Piece of Home


A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close. When Hee Jun's family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates', and he can't understand anything the teacher says, even when she speaks s-l-o-w-l-y and loudly at him. As he lies in bed at night, the sky seems smaller and darker. But little by little Hee Jun begins to learn English words and make friends on the playground. And one day he is invited to a classmate's house, where he sees a flower he knows from his garden in Korea -- mugunghwa, or rose of Sharon, as his friend tells him -- and Hee Jun is happy to bring a shoot to his grandmother to plant a "piece of home" in their new garden. Lyrical prose and lovely illustrations combine in a gentle, realistic story about finding connections in an unfamiliar world.

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