Finding My Voice
- Subject
- Diversity & Multicultural
- Age
- Teen
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher
- Soho Teen
- Size
- 14.0 cm × 20.8 cm
- ISBN
- 9781641292900
The groundbreaking Own Voices YA classic from Korean-American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee, reissued with a new foreword from Wicked Fox author Kat Cho.
Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But hers is the only Korean American family in town, and her classmates in Arkin, Minnesota, will never let her forget that she’s different. At the start of senior year, Ellen finds herself falling for Tomper Sandel, a football player who is popular and blond and undeniably cute . . . and to her surprise, he falls for her, too. Now Ellen has a chance at a life she never imagined, one that defies the expectations of both her core friend group and her strict parents. But even as she stands up to racism at school and disapproval at home, all while pursuing a romance with Tomper, Ellen discovers that her greatest challenge is one she never expected: finding the courage to speak up and raise her voice.
Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But hers is the only Korean American family in town, and her classmates in Arkin, Minnesota, will never let her forget that she’s different. At the start of senior year, Ellen finds herself falling for Tomper Sandel, a football player who is popular and blond and undeniably cute . . . and to her surprise, he falls for her, too. Now Ellen has a chance at a life she never imagined, one that defies the expectations of both her core friend group and her strict parents. But even as she stands up to racism at school and disapproval at home, all while pursuing a romance with Tomper, Ellen discovers that her greatest challenge is one she never expected: finding the courage to speak up and raise her voice.
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What reviewers said
A Friends of American Writers Best Book
An ALA Best Book for Reluctant Readers
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An International Reading Association Children’s Choice
“A quintessential teen book about trying to navigate high school and find some semblance of belonging . . . I am so happy that Finding My Voice is finding new life for a whole new generation of readers.”
“Timeless . . . [for] readers who love coming of age stories, especially those that cover deeper topics such as bullying, peer pressure, and different cultures.”
“A beautifully written coming-of-age romance about a high school senior's final months in her small, racist hometown.”
“A staple that deserves permanent space on your bookshelf.”
“This OwnVoices story still resonates with its lessons on small-town insularity, friendship and first love.”
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