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Kim, Jessica. STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG! New York : Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020] IL 5-8 ISBN 9780525554974 |
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They say the best comedy comes from personal pain and suffering; well, middle schooler Yumi Chung is about to find out if that is really true. She certainly has plenty of material to draw on - she is awkwardly shy, her hair perm has taken on a life of its own, and all the kids tease her that she smells like her parent’s restaurant. Her Korean parents are focused on Yumi getting into an Ivy League college, so her summer vacation will be spent in test-prep classes in hopes of getting a future scholarship. But, when Yumi accidentally assumes the identity of a student in a local theater comedy camp, she is presented with an opportunity to pursue her dream of comedy. Yumi’s dream of doing stand-up is more than a joke to her and it may make you laugh out loud. (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2021-2022) |
| SUBJECTS: Immigrant families -- California -- Los Angeles
-- Fiction. Korean American youth -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction. Korean Americans -- Fiction. Asian Americans -- California, Southern -- Fiction. Middle school students -- California, Southern -- Fiction. Girls -- California, Southern -- Attitudes -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Parent and child -- Fiction. Comedians -- Fiction. Camps -- Fiction. Mistaken identity -- Fiction. |
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