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Finding My Hat (First Person Fiction) Paperback - 2004

by John Son

Jin-Han Park loses his hat to a sudden gust of wind. His Uhmmah buys him many more hats, and Jin-Han discovers that he can reinvent himself. So he tries on hat after hat, searching for his place in America while clinging to his Korean culture and traditions. Young Adult.


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In a semi-autobiographical debut novel that is at turns poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, John Son conveys the uniqueness and universality of a Korean-American childhood.Jin-Han Park's story opens with his first memory: losing his hat to a sudden gust of wind. He never gets it back. But his Uhmmah buys him many more hats, and Jin-Han discovers that he can reinvent himself with a change of headgear, be it a bright red cowboy hat or a cap with earflaps. So he tries on hat after hat, searching for his place in America while clinging to his Korean culture and traditions, keeping them from the wind. Being different isn't always easy. But somewhere between kimchee and corn dogs, Jin-Han will make a place for himself . . .

First line

The sudden silence of the street we'd turned onto, Uhmmah's gloved hand tightening around mine.

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  • Title Finding My Hat (First Person Fiction)
  • Author John Son
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scholastic Paperbacks, New York
  • Date 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780439435390 / 0439435390
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 5 x 0.5 in (17.53 x 12.70 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Reading level 840
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Family, Family life
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Kliatt, 09/01/2005, Page 23
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/30/2005, Page 0

About the author

John H. Son is the author of Finding My Hat, a NYPL Best Book for the Teen Age about his adventures growing up in Texas as a boy of Korean descent. He is also the author of If You Were a Kid on the Mayflower, as well as the True Books Relaxation and Yoga, Asia, and Elections: Why They Matter to You. He lives with his wife and son in Brooklyn, New York.
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