My Name is Yoon

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Youth level.
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.

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Broad appeal submitted by klickitat on August 6, 2012, 7:34pm After moving to the United States from Korea, Yoon struggles to assimilate into English-speaking culture while retaining her Korean identity. Because Yoon dislikes the way her name looks in English script, she refuses to write it on any of her school papers, preferring to adopt the new identities of "cat," "bird," and "cupcake" instead.

While Yoon will have immediate appeal for ESL students, the search for identity is universal among all children and, therefore, the book has a broad appeal. While the subject matter will appeal most to early elementary school students (who are learning to write themselves), the text is too sophisticated for the audience's reading level. Ideally, the book would be read aloud by an adult to no more than three children at a time so the detailed illustrations can be appreciated by everyone.