Jung, Mike Unidentified Suburban Object 272
pgs. Scholastic, 2016. $16.99 Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content:
G Violence: G
Chloe is just a normal girl starting 7th grade.
Lately she has become more interested in her Korean heritage, something her
parents don’t seem to be very supportive of, which upsets her to no end. When a
teacher at school assigns her to find out a family story, her dad finally caves
and tells her a detailed story about a great uncle. But when the teachers
brings her in and tells her that she plagiarized, that her story was from a
book, Chloe confronts her father. Turns out her heritage is much more complicated
than she could imagine.
Spoiler Alert: This is like realistic fiction with a dash of
sci-fi. I think many students will relate to feeling like an outsider, like
Chloe feels being the only Korean, as well as her feelings of wanting to connect
with her heritage. I must say, that the big secret was a shock and also kind of
boring at the same time. I think readers will be slightly disappointed, if you
are going to go Sci-fi, this is just dipping your toes in the water. The cover
is really unappealing, I thought it was going to a book for 3rd
grade reluctant readers about zombie goldfish.
EL –OPTIONAL Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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