My Name Is Yoon Juvenile Fiction Readers - Chapter Books Social Themes - Friendship Action & Adventure "Two pen pals delight in

"Two pen pals delight in their differences and commonalities

and begin to create for themselves

such as swimming in the ocean

Lexile level:  890L

Working up the courage to take a big

My Name Is Yoon Juvenile Fiction Readers - Chapter Books Social Themes - Friendship Action & Adventure "Two pen pals delight inGetting to feel at home in a new country Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE! Helen