This was an enjoyable book with lots of humor. Chloe always thought she was Korean, but her parents never want to talk about their background. When Chloe starts school a new teacher is there. She is also Korean, and encourages Chloe to learn about her background. While Chloe is exploring her past she learns something she does not expect. I enjoyed this book and hope you do too.
Unidentified Suburban Object
By Mike Jung
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 6 | n/a | 5.2 | 49981 |
The next person who compares Chloe Cho with famous violinist Abigail Yang is going to HEAR it. Chloe has just about had it with people not knowing the difference between someone who's Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. She's had it with people thinking that everything she does well -- getting good grades, winning first chair in the orchestra, et CETera -- are because she's ASIAN.
Of course, her own parents don't want to have anything to DO with their Korean background. Any time Chloe asks them a question they change the subject. They seem perfectly happy to be the only Asian family in town. It's only when Chloe's with her best friend, Shelly, that she doesn't feel like a total alien.
Then a new teacher comes to town: Ms. Lee. She's Korean American, and for the first time Chloe has a person to talk to who seems to understand completely. For Ms. Lee's class, Chloe finally gets to explore her family history. But what she unearths is light-years away from what she expected.
Of course, her own parents don't want to have anything to DO with their Korean background. Any time Chloe asks them a question they change the subject. They seem perfectly happy to be the only Asian family in town. It's only when Chloe's with her best friend, Shelly, that she doesn't feel like a total alien.
Then a new teacher comes to town: Ms. Lee. She's Korean American, and for the first time Chloe has a person to talk to who seems to understand completely. For Ms. Lee's class, Chloe finally gets to explore her family history. But what she unearths is light-years away from what she expected.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780545782272
ISBN-10: 0545782279
Published on 5/30/2017
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
Book Reviews (36)
The back make me want to read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not was I thought it was going to be about at all , really . it was about aliens . I'm not kidding , Aliens !
my new uncle is actually chinese and british he suggested i read this book. i think i get it now just because you look similar to alot of people your not all the same. thats ignorant and rude to make assumptions. but my uncle matt really is super smart but hes a person and isnt good at alot of things too
Chloe was told that her parents lived in Korea when they were younger. No one else in the town understands what it is to be Korean and she is often made fun of. But one day when she gets an F from submitting a story that her dad said was about her great-uncle, she realized maybe she wasn't Korean.
I did not like this book. My sister read it and told me to read it too. I did not know what it was about before I read it. It was interesting to see how it ends and how things are not always the way people think they are.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It is a good story about a Korean American girl who doesn't know about her family history. It is interesting how things aren't always the way you think they are.
Chloe as always been the only Korean girl in town. Excellent at piano and studious, she and her best friend follow k-pop. A new teacher named Ms. Lee, whose Korean, convinces Chloe to ask her parents about Korea, and what she finds out is an unexpected secret.
Chinese, Japanese, Korean? Which is it? This question frustrates Chloe Cho, the only Korean at her school. Or better yet, in her lonely town. Her parents won't tell her anything about their past, and her classmates think she's some sort of alien. When her parents finally tell her their family's secret, it shocks Chloe and makes her wonder, "What IS normal around here?"
Unidantified was a realy good book. This book is one of my favorite books because it is just so good. This book teaches you that being differnt is good