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The Name Jar

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 4,022 Ratings and 899 Reviews

Book Description
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?

Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascina... More
Book Information
PublisherDragonfly Books
BindingPaperback (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100440417996
ISBN-13978-0440417996
Publication Date10/14/2003
The Creators
About Yangsook Choi (Author, Illustrator) : Yangsook Choi is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Yangsook Choi include Gai See: What You Can See in Chinatown, Behind the Mask, Landed, and ... more
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11/24/2015 Jessica Kim tagged as: Inspired me

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4/13/2014 Lucy Spence said: I use this book in my class for teachers.

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1/3/2010 Nancy S. Miller Illustration said: Story is a sensitive look at adapting to a new culture.
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