Shortly after coming to America, Mr. Kim, owner of a tofu factory in the Bronx, gets a fluffy silver cat that makes her home in his factory and one night saves it from burning down.
Spring becomes a memorable time for Miss Mackle's second-grade classroom because of the antics of Horrible Harry and the special insights of shy Song Lee.
Presents a brief history of Korea and surveys the immigration of Koreans to America. Also identifies the contributions of individual Koreans to American life and culture.
Albert Kim sees it as a miracle that popular, beautiful Mia Stone finds him worthy of her attention, but when her ex, Ryan Stackhouse, announces he has cancer, Mia is torn between being there for Ryan and her feelings for Albert.
Korean-American Jen Dik Seong, known as Dixie to her friends, puts most of her money and energy into the martial art of hapkido, but she nearly loses her competitive edge when she falls for fellow hapkido enthusiast Adam--a boy who soon makes it obvious he is not worthy of her affection.
Caitlin finds out that bringing her adopted Korean brother's eleven-year-old sister into their home requires patience and understanding, but gradually they become a real family.
Although she really would have liked a jump rope for her birthday, Yoon is happy to receive a Korean picture book and a jade bracelet passed down from her grandmother; and when she wears the bracelet to school it seems as if her wish for a jump rope and a friend is about to come true.
