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Korean-born Yoon, or 'shining wisdom,' struggles to find her place in a strange new country and school, determined to be called something more personal and more comfortable, at least in her new school and new country.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Helen Recorvits
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