My name is Yoon
By: Helen Recorvits ; pictures by Gabi Swiatkowska.
Contributors: Swiatkowska, Gabriela, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Frances Foster Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Korean Americans -- Juvenile fiction; Korean Americans -- Fiction; Emigration and immigration -- Fiction; First day of school -- Fiction; Schools -- Fiction; Names, Personal -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country.