Troublemaker / John Cho with Sarah Suk.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 214 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780759554474
- 0759554471
- Families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction
- Korean Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 -- Juvenile fiction
- Racism against Asians -- Juvenile fiction
- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | CHO JOHN | Available | 33111010648851 | |||||
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | CHO JOHN | Available | 33111010817803 | |||||
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | Display | CHO JOHN | Available | 33111009864832 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An instant New York Times bestseller!
An Indiebound bestseller!
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book!
Troublemaker follows the events of the LA Riots through the eyes of 12-year-old Jordan as he navigates school and family. This book will highlight the unique Korean American perspective.
12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parent's expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping to hide his suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. In the wake of the acquittal of the police officers filmed beating Rodney King, as well as the shooting of a young black teen, Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner, the country is at the precipice of confronting its racist past and present.
As tensions escalate, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey to come to his aide, and come to terms with the racism within and affecting their community.
Ages 8-12. Little, Brown and Company.
On the first night of rioting in the wake of the Rodney King verdict, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring twelve-year-old Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey through South Central and Koreatown to come to his aid, encountering the racism within their community as they go.