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  • When Hee Jun s family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates, and he can t understand anything the teacher says, even when she speaks s-l-o-w-l-y and loudly at him. As he lies in bed at night, the sky seems smaller and darker. But little by little Hee Jun begins to learn English words and make friends on the playground. And one day he is invited to a classmate s house, where he sees a flower he knows from his garden in Korea "mugunghwa, " or rose of Sharon, as his friend tells him and Hee Jun is happy to bring a shoot to his grandmother to plant a "piece of home" in their new garden. Lyrical prose and lovely illustrations combine in a gentle, realistic story about finding connections in an unfamiliar world

    • A Piece of Home by Jeri Watts

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    Author:
    Jeri Watts
    Binding:
    Hardcover
    Language:
    English
    Book Type:
    Fiction
    Grade Content:
    2
    Guided Reading Level:
    N
    Lexile:
    650
    Accelerated Reading Level:
    3.6
    Subject:
    ELA
    Copyright:
    2016

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    When Hee Jun s family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates, and he can t understand anything the teacher says, even when she speaks s-l-o-w-l-y and loudly at him. As he lies in bed at night, the sky seems smaller and darker. But little by little Hee Jun begins to learn English words and make friends on the playground. And one day he is invited to a classmate s house, where he sees a flower he knows from his garden in Korea "mugunghwa, " or rose of Sharon, as his friend tells him and Hee Jun is happy to bring a shoot to his grandmother to plant a "piece of home" in their new garden. Lyrical prose and lovely illustrations combine in a gentle, realistic story about finding connections in an unfamiliar world

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    Author Jeri Watts
    Binding Hardcover
    Language English
    Book Type Fiction
    Grade Content 2
    Guided Reading Level N
    Lexile 650
    Accelerated Reading Level 3.6
    Subject ELA
    Copyright 2016

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