Troublemaker
Published on 6. April 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7595-5446-7 (ISBN)
Description
An instant New York Times bestselller!
An Indiebound bestseller!
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book!
12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parent's expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping to hide his suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. In the wake of the acquittal of the police officers filmed beating Rodney King, as well as the shooting of a young black teen, Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner, the country is at the precipice of confronting its racist past and present.
As tensions escalate, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey to come to his aide, and come to terms with the racism within and affecting their community.
An Indiebound bestseller!
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book!
12-year-old Jordan feels like he can't live up to the example his older sister set, or his parent's expectations. When he returns home from school one day hoping to hide his suspension, Los Angeles has reached a turning point. In the wake of the acquittal of the police officers filmed beating Rodney King, as well as the shooting of a young black teen, Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner, the country is at the precipice of confronting its racist past and present.
As tensions escalate, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey to come to his aide, and come to terms with the racism within and affecting their community.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Little, Brown & Company
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
184 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7595-5446-7 (9780759554467)
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Person
John Cho is known as Harold from Harold & Kumar, Hikaru Sulu from J.J. Abrams's Star Trek, or as the star of live-action Netflix series, Cowboy Bebop, based on the worldwide cult anime phenomenon (news of which "broke the Internet," to quote Vanity Fair). John is also a former 7th-grade English teacher who grew up as a Korean immigrant kid in Texas and East L.A. (among many other places). He is also now a proud father, with his Japanese American wife Kerri, of two beautiful children-a 9-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old boy-who love to read.