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Category: Korean Fiction

  • The Mindy Kim Food and Fun Collection

    Title:

    The Mindy Kim Food and Fun Collection

    Author:

    Lyla Lee and Dung Ho

    Genres:

    Korean American Fiction, Kids Fiction

    Summary (from publisher):

    Mindy Kim just wants three things:
    1. A puppy!
    2. To fit in at her new school
    3. For her dad to be happy again

    However, getting all three of the things on her list is a lot trickier than she thought it would be. Between classmates making fun of her seaweed snacks and celebrating the Lunar New Year without her mom, Mindy is faced with more challenges than she bargained for. With the help of her family and friends, Mindy can find the courage make her goals a reality, and even pursue new ideas like running for class president, visiting Korea, a pizza eating competition, and learning to swim—not to mention welcoming a new person into her family!

    Tea/Coffee:

    Upton Tea Imports, Peach Tea with Fruit Pieces

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  • Love in the Big City

    Title:

    Love in the Big City

    Author:

    Sang Young Park

    Genres:

    Korean Fiction, LGBTQ+ Fiction

    Summary (from publisher):

    Young is a cynical yet fun-loving Korean student who pinballs from home to class to the beds of recent Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female best friend and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their anxieties about their love lives, families, and money with rounds of soju and ice-cold Marlboro Reds that they keep in their freezer. Yet over time, even Jaehee leaves Young to settle down, leaving him alone to care for his ailing mother and to find companionship in his relationships with a series of men, including one whose handsomeness is matched by his coldness, and another who might end up being the great love of his life.

    Tea/Coffee:

    Fresh Fruit Tea

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