![]() ![]() I mentioned the book may seem slow because it has more text than a typical picture book. I recommend reading The Name Jar to follow through her journey and be inspired to share your own story without knowing how it’ll be received but do it anyway because it’s who you are. I recommend reading The Name Jar to empathize with the nervousness and anxiety of a little girl arriving in a new country and school. Reading this book inspires our own stories to better understand each other. This book represents the kind of books I want to share. ![]() I wanted my first book review to be special. As important as it is to continually blog new content, I could not get past The Name Jar. I had a stack of books to be my first book review. ![]() I picked the book up again and realized that though The Name Jar was published over 20 years ago, the story of a girl with a Korean name thinking of adopting an American name still resonates today. I was recently reminded of the book when my friend told me her parents anglicized their Korean last name upon immigrating to New York – not an unusual practice for immigrants trying to assimilate. I read The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi read many years ago and at the time, I thought the book to be old-fashioned and slow. ![]()
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