Project Mulberry

Locations
Call Number: Y Fiction / Park, Linda
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Park, Linda	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Park, Linda	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Youth level.
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

feed a silkworm today submitted by camelsamba on July 12, 2011, 9:42am This book addresses racism, trust in friendship, silkworm husbandry, and (less deep) sibling management. Like a few other books I've read recently, it shows characters that go against stereotype (Julia is the hands-on builder type while Patrick is the bookworm). The silkworm descriptions are a bit dry at times, but I wonder how many kids will be inspired to raise caterpillars of their own after reading this book? There are lots of mulberry trees in Ann Arbor, so kids in this town certainly could!

Author Park uses an interesting technique in 'talking' to the main character (Julia) between some chapters. My 9yo son was intrigued by this, and enjoyed the insights into a writer's craft. In the audio version (how we 'read' the book), it was a bit jarring at times because they did not use any kind of cue to inform you that it was shifting from narrative to "chat" (unless Park happened to speak first in that particular dialogue). I suspect this would not be a problem in the print edition.

It's Great submitted by catlover17 on July 13, 2011, 3:15pm I really liked this book because it had conversations with the author. Also, it shows how the two friends get together again, and it's ending really touches me.

Fantastic submitted by ljq on July 18, 2011, 9:21am This is the first book I've read with conversations between the author and the main character and it's great that she thought to include them.

Funny submitted by 04foremanh on July 7, 2012, 1:54pm This book was very funny.

This is a Good Read submitted by AJ Chen on August 5, 2018, 4:46pm Julia and her friend Patrick try to find a perfect solution for their animal project and Julia's mom suggests silkworms. A brilliant book that portrays the life of a Korean girl in the suburbs, Project Mulberry grabs your heart and never lets go.