Search Results | Gilpin County Public Library

Catalog Search Results

Showing Results using Keyword index

Search instead using Subject index

Sort by

1) The perfect escape

Author

Park, Suzanne

Series

Perfect Escape

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Read Description

Told in two voices, Nate Jae-Woo Kim and Kate Anderson team up in a survivalist competition hoping the prize money will help his proud Korean family and enable her to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.

2) Jin Woo

Author

Bunting, Eve

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

Read Description

Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine.

3) The sun is also a star

Author

Yoon, Nicola

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10

Formats

Book, CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Playaway

Description

Read Description

"Two teens--Daniel, the son of Korean shopkeepers, and Natasha, whose family is here illegally from Jamaica--cross paths in New York City on an eventful day in their lives--Daniel is on his way to an interview with a Yale alum, Natasha is meeting with a lawyer to try and prevent her family's deportation to Jamaica--and fall in love"--

4) A spoonful of time

Author

Ahn, Flora

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

Read Description

"Maya discovers stories and secrets from her family's past in Korea as her grandmother teaches her to cook and about their family's ability to time travel into memories via food"--

5) The last fallen moon

Author

Kim, Graci

Series

Gifted clans volume 2

Pub. Date

2022.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Read Description

Riley Oh ventures into the Spiritrealm, where she hopes to convince Saint Heo Jun to become the new patron god of the Gom clan and restore their healing powers.

6) Frankly in love

Author

Yoon, David

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13

Appears on list

AAPI Heritage Reading List for Kids & Teens

Description

Read Description

"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--

7) When you trap a tiger

Author

Keller, Tae

Series

Wonderbooks
Thorndike Press large print striving reader collection

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8

Appears on these lists

AAPI Heritage Reading List for Kids & Teens
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
Newbery
Readopoly Community Garden Recommendations

Formats

Book, Large Print, Local Library Checkout Only

Description

Read Description

"When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives. The tiger offers Lily a deal- if Lily will open her grandmother's star jars and return what she stole, the tiger will heal her grandmother. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice . . . and the courage to face a tiger. Tae Keller,...

8) Sunny Song will never be famous

Author

Park, Suzanne

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11

Formats

Book, Playaway

Description

Read Description

"A social media influencer is shipped off to a digital detox summer camp in this funny coming-of-age story"--

9) Song Lee in Room 2B

Author

Kline, Suzy

Series

Song Lee books volume 1

Pub. Date

[1993]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

Spring becomes a memorable time for Miss Mackle's second-grade classroom because of the antics of Horrible Harry and the special insights of shy Song Lee.

10) I'm New Here

Author

O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Series

Live Oak Media eReadalong

Pub. Date

[2015]

Description

Read Description

Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.

11) Her good side

Author

Weatherspoon, Rebekah

Pub. Date

2023.

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Read Description

"Sixteen-year-old Bethany Greene, though confident and self-assured, is what they call a late-bloomer. She’s never had a boyfriend, date, or first kiss. She’s determined to change that but after her crush turns her down cold for Homecoming—declaring her too inexperienced—and all her back-up ideas fall through, she cautiously agrees to go with her best friend’s boyfriend Jacob. A platonic date is better than no date, right? Until Saylor breaks...

12) Nuclear family: a novel

Author

Han, Joseph

Pub. Date

2022.

Description

Read Description

"Mr. and Mrs. Cho run a successful chain of Hawai'ian plate lunch restaurants, and their adult children are finding their way in the world: 21-year-old Grace is graduating in a few months, and 25-year-old Jacob is teaching English in Seoul. They're set to take over the restaurants when Umma and Appa retire. But when Jacob is captured by the South Korean government for attempting to run across the DMZ, the Chos' peaceful lives are shattered. What could...

13) Finding Junie Kim

Author

Oh, Ellen

Pub. Date

[2021]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11

Description

Read Description

A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents' experiences as lost children during the Korean War.

14) Song Lee and the Leech Man

Author

Kline, Suzy

Series

Song Lee books volume 3

Pub. Date

1995

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

Harry plots revenge against Sidney, the class tattletale, when Miss Mackle's second graders go on a field trip to the pond.

15) Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom

Author

Kline, Suzy

Series

Horrible Harry volume 9

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

On the last day of second grade, Song Lee's party at the local amusement park forces Harry to face his fear of elevators when he is expected to ride the Drop of Doom.

16) Your house will pay: a novel

Author

Cha, Steph

Pub. Date

[2019]

Formats

Book, CD

Description

Read Description

Two teenagers in Los Angeles, one Korean-American and the other African-American, deal with the ripple effects of a shooting from decades ago after a new incident brings their families’ painful memories hurtling back.

17) Song Lee and the "I hate you" notes

Author

Kline, Suzy

Series

Song Lee books volume 4

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Read Description

Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.

18) The name drop

Author

Lee, Susan

Formats

Book, CD

Description

Read Description

Discovering a mix-up due to their shared Korean name, interns Elijah Ri and Jessica Lee decide to stay switched so Elijah can escape his controlling father while Jessica secures college recommendations, but the one thing they didn't count on was falling in love.