{"id":47099,"date":"2020-07-15T11:12:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T15:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=47099"},"modified":"2020-07-01T00:25:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T04:25:31","slug":"stand-up-yumi-chung-by-jessica-kim-in-school-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/stand-up-yumi-chung-by-jessica-kim-in-school-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim [in School Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46673\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Stand-Up-Yumi-Chung-Jessica-Kim-BookDragon-530x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Stand-Up-Yumi-Chung-Jessica-Kim-BookDragon-530x800.jpg 530w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Stand-Up-Yumi-Chung-Jessica-Kim-BookDragon.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>Greta Jung energetically embodies 11-year-old Yumi Chung&#8217;s evolution from quiet odd-girl-out to feisty stand-up-comedian-in-the-making. At her exclusive L.A. private school, Yumi is rarely noticed, except by the bully harassing her as &#8220;Yu-MEAT&#8221; (for her barbecue-scent-infused clothing from helping at her family&#8217;s Koreatown restaurant) or &#8220;Top Ramen&#8221; (for the bad perms enforced by her mother).<\/p>\n<p>Conditioned by her genius older sister, in her second year of med school at 20, Yumi&#8217;s parents expect no less achievement. As seventh grade looms, Yumi needs a scholarship (via near-perfect test score) to continue her privileged education, so her parents enroll her at an all-summer, Korean-style cram school. Bad luck, until a case of mistaken identity (a cringe-inducing all-Asians-look-alike stereotype) enables her to join a comedy camp taught by her YouTube comic idol. That&#8217;s where Yumi \u2013 most ironically \u2013 becomes the true self she&#8217;s been composing in her &#8220;Super-Secret Comedy Notebook.&#8221; Yumi learns to stand up for her family, friends, and, most importantly, herself.<\/p>\n<p>Jung nimbly complements spunky Yumi with equally affecting characterizations of her immigrant parents, her not-quite-perfect sister, and her quickly growing audience. Jessica Kim&#8217;s debut gets a spot-on audio boost for even the most reluctant readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2020-07-01-2903547.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Audio,&#8221; <em>School Library Journal<\/em>, July 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greta Jung energetically embodies 11-year-old Yumi Chung&#8217;s evolution from quiet odd-girl-out to feisty stand-up-comedian-in-the-making. 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