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Summary: The Generation Culture Gap
Review: In this book, Marie G. Lee skillfully tackles the subject of the generation gap in a first generation Korean immigrant family. As the reader learns, the gap is not so different from the inter-generational conflicts experienced by most American teenagers. Still, in this engaging and well written book, she describes a father-son relationship further complicated by conflicting world views born of vastly different cultures. On the one hand, the reader does not have to be familiar with the immigrant experience to relate to the protagonist's frustration at not being undertood by his father. On the other, her story effectively illustrates the additional challenges of the inter-generational cross-cultural divide- an increasingly common teen experience in our increasingly diverse culture. The book also skillfully deals with the issues of racism and hatred without ever sounding preachy.Finally, the good news is: this medicine tastes great. Lee manages to write a substantive book that deals with weighty topics that is entertaining, funny, moving and engaging. I highly recommend this book and will plan to read more of Marie G. Lee's work.
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Summary: Necessary Roughness
Review: My mom and I were taking a cross-country trip and we read it to each other while the other was driving. The story of Chan, Young, and their friend mesmerized us anbd kiept us from getting tired. We laughed through a lot of the parts and cried through a lot, too, and i learned a loot about Korean culture and also about living in a small town. Can't wait for the author's next book!
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Summary: GREAT road trip book
Review: My mom and I were taking a cross-country trip and we read it to each other while the other was driving. The story of Chan, Young, and their friend mesmerized us anbd kiept us from getting tired. We laughed through a lot of the parts and cried through a lot, too, and i learned a loot about Korean culture and also about living in a small town. Can't wait for the author's next book!
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Summary: one of my favs.
Review: necessary roughness is about chan kim. he moves from LA to a small town minnesota. he was a star soccer player but moves to a town where they there is no one plays soccer and everone plays football and he decides to give it a try. this book is one of my favorite books and marie g. lee is one of my fav. authors. it shows the stuggles he encounter like racism, making new friends and his parents rule about dating. i am from minnesota and i am korean so i can relate to this book. you should read it.
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Summary: Necessary Roughness
Review: Necessary Roughness written by Marie G.Lee is about Chan Kim, a kid who never knew how it felt to be an outsider until he became one.
Chan kim never knew how it felt to be an outsider. He never knew this feeling until his family moved to Minnesota.
In Minnesota Chan gets into football the only game that is played in the whole town. Considering he is the only Asiasn football player he is pretty darn good.
The plot is mainly that Chan Kim does not want to be an outsider so he gets into football. He understands the roughness involved in playing football.
Chan accepts the roughness of football which on the field means "justifiable violence". But as Chan Kim is about to find out it is a much different ballgame off the field.
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Summary: Necessary Roughness
Review: Necessary Roughness written by Marie G.Lee is about Chan Kim, a kid who never knew how it felt to be an outsider until he became one.
Chan kim never knew how it felt to be an outsider. He never knew this feeling until his family moved to Minnesota.
In Minnesota Chan gets into football the only game that is played in the whole town. Considering he is the only Asiasn football player he is pretty darn good.
The plot is mainly that Chan Kim does not want to be an outsider so he gets into football. He understands the roughness involved in playing football.
Chan accepts the roughness of football which on the field means "justifiable violence". But as Chan Kim is about to find out it is a much different ballgame off the field.
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Summary: Necessary Roughness
Review: Necessary Roughness Chan Jung Kim was popular. He was the star on his soccer. That was until his family moved to a small town in Minnesota were football is the popular sport. No on has ever seen an Asian American family in this town before. To Chan and his little sister, Young, everything in their new school is different. Then, hoping to fit in, Chan joins football, but he still feels like an outsider. Now he tries to find what it really means to be Korean and how that is important. Find out if he learns to fit in, read Necessary Roughness by Marie G. Lee. This book is not only gripping your attention but funny and painful to. I liked this book because it showed how people with different cultures are discriminated against.
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Summary: Necessary Roughness
Review: Tells the story about a young man, Chan Jung Kim, who along with his Asian-American family makes a changing move to Minnesota from Los Angeles. In LA CHan was the star of his soccer team, his family owned a well-known grocery store, and his twin sister, Young, was progressing well with music. Now they are living in a small town where no one has ever seen their kind before. The family struggles to start over with business and life. Chan is greatful when he is asked to be the starting kicker on the Iron River varsity football team. This changes his outlook on the move, and Young is also satisfied when she is able to join the school marching band. Now the two are together in an activity, which enables Chan and his father to have a better relationship, and for the first time he can learn what it means to be Korean. Unfortunetly right before the football championship a terrible tragedy occurs and Chan feels he cannot go on, until he hears the music in his heart. Many values are taught in this book, and it is filled with everything. It's gripping, funny, painful, and illuminating. A must read! Buy it today!
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Summary: A real excellent book
Review: The book Necessary Roughness, by Marie G. Lee, is a really great book. In fact it's the best book I've read. Two Korean teens who live in LA are forced to move to a small town in Minnesota, which is primary white. They are go through a lot of obstacles, including racism, etc. Chan, who is 16, is talked into joining the football team. At first he didn't like the idea until he tried it. He was made the kicker of the team, as well as playing many other positions. Near the end of the football season something bad happens but I won't tell you what ,so if you want to know just read this awesome book.
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Summary: The BEST!
Review: This book has it all--gripping plot, suspense, emotion, problems with parents--and it's funny! It's a story of two Korean-American twins who move from big-city LA to small-town Minnesota and have to start over in high school. They have problems with the other kids, with their parents, etc. It's harrowing, yet also lighthearted and offers a lot of insight into the bonds of family/friends. BUY IT! P.S. if you liked the movie "Fargo" you will like this book a lot.
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