| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
328 pages; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Newly arrived in the States from Korea in the early 1980s, Dae Joon, 12, does not know his dad and does not want to. Father left five years ago to make a home for his family in New Jersey. Now Dae Joon ("David" in America) and his older sister must adapt to a new world, working after school in Dad's Asian gift store in the shabby Peddlers Town mall, attending ESL classes with their embarrassing parents, and discovering secrets and betrayal. Told in sharp, immediate vignettes, mostly from the boy's viewpoint, this debut novel captures the contemporary immigration struggle, but it is also an elemental family drama of fury and tenderness, affecting all the characters. Dae Joon's mother cannot speak the language and remains angry that her husband left her behind so long. But what about Dae Joon's loneliness? |
| Subject |
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
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Koreans -- Fiction.
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New Jersey -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780312538859 alkaline paper |
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0312538855 alkaline paper |
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