Girls for Breakfast
Publisher
Laurel-Leaf
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780440238836
Pages
294 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Nick Park, about to graduate from high school, looks back on his life in upscale Renfield, Connecticut, and wonders how much being the only Asian American in his school affected his thwarted quest for popularity and a girlfriend.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Race discrimination; Bicultural; racial insecurity; racism; bicultural teenager
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Korean American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Book Sense Children's Picks
Keywords
Korean Americans; high school; popularity; identity; dating; girl crazy; fantasies; humor
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Yoo, David, "Girls for Breakfast" (2006). Diverse Families. 496.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/496