Asian Books

A PIECE OF HOME
A Piece of Home is a gentle story about starting over in an unfamiliar place.
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About the Author
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Hee Jun struggles to adjust when his family moves from Korea to West Virginia. He looks different to his classmates, and he can’t understand anything the teacher says. But slowly he learns English and begins to make friends. When he finds a flower from Korea, he brings it to his grandmother to plant in their new garden. With lyrical text and soft illustrations, A Piece of Home is a gentle story about starting over in an unfamiliar place.
About the Author
Jeri Hanel Watts is an American author and professor, known for her book Kizzy Ann Stamps and A Piece of Home, which won the 2017 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. She currently lives in Virginia, where she is an associate professor at Lynchburg College.