Kimchi & Calamari
Publisher
Harper
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780060837716
Pages
220 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Teenaged Joseph Calderaro, who was adopted from Korea by Italian parents, begins to make important self-discoveries about race and family after his social studies teacher assigns an essay on cultural heritage and tracing the past.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
750L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted teenager; adoptive family; interracial/transracial adoption; interracial family
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Italian / Korean
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2007, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
50 Books about Family, 2011 Older Children and Young Adult
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2008 Ages (9 to 12)
Choices, 2008 Children's Fiction
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Supplement to Ninth Edition, 2007
Keywords
Korean Americans; curiosity; school assignment; family history; friendship; birth country; identity crisis
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kent, Rose, "Kimchi & Calamari" (2010). Diverse Families. 153.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/153