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Product Identifiers

PublisherScholastic, Incorporated

ISBN-100545448212

ISBN-139780545448215

eBay Product ID (ePID)143609826

Product Key Features

Book TitleSince You Asked...

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHumorous Stories, School & Education, Social Themes / Adolescence, Business, Careers, Occupations, General, People & Places / United States / General, People & Places / United States / Asian American

Publication Year2013

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorMaurene Goo

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight13.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2012-034891

ReviewsPraise for Since You Asked . . . "A drily funny account of a teenager who feels like an outsider in her high school, family, and society in general . . . Goo capably demonstrates the pressures and expectations Holly is under, and that a sense of humor is valuable for dealing with both." - Publishers Weekly "Had me laughing the whole way through . . . Holly is a character that will stay in your mind well after you put the book down. And the letters from her secret admirer sprinkled throughout were pure genius!" - Glitter Magazine, Praise for Since You Asked . . . "A drily funny account of a teenager who feels like an outsider in her high school, family, and society in general . . . Goo capably demonstrates the pressures and expectations Holly is under, and that a sense of humor is valuable for dealing with both." -- Publishers Weekly "Had me laughing the whole way through . . . Holly is a character that will stay in your mind well after you put the book down. And the letters from her secret admirer sprinkled throughout were pure genius!" -- Glitter Magazine

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisNo, no one asked, but Holly Kim will tell you what she thinks anyway. Fifteen-year-old Holly Kim is the copyeditor for her high school's newspaper. When she accidentally submits an article that rips everyone to shreds, she gets her own column and rants her way through the school year. Can she survive homecoming, mean-girl cliques, jocks, secret admirers, Valentine's Day, and other high school embarrassments, all while struggling to balance her family's traditional Korean values?In this hilarious debut, Maurene Goo takes a fresh look at trying to fit in without conforming to what's considered "normal" in high school and how to manage parental expectations without losing one's individuality...or being driven insane., No, no one asked, but Holly Kim will tell you what she thinks anyway.Fifteen-year-old Holly Kim is the copyeditor for her high school's newspaper. When she accidentally submits an article that rips everyone to shreds, she gets her own column and rants her way through the school year. Can she survive homecoming, mean-girl cliques, jocks, secret admirers, Valentine's Day, and other high school embarrassments, all while struggling to balance her family's traditional Korean values?In this hilarious debut, Maurene Goo takes a fresh look at trying to fit in without conforming to what's considered "normal" in high school and how to manage parental expectations without losing one's individuality...or being driven insane., No, no one asked, but Holly Kim will tell you what she thinks anyway. Fifteen-year-old Holly Kim is the copyeditor for her high school's newspaper. When she accidentally submits an article that rips everyone to shreds, she gets her own column and rants her way through the school year. Can she survive homecoming, mean-girl cliques, jocks, secret admirers, Valentine's Day, and other high school embarrassments, all while struggling to balance her family's traditional Korean values? In this hilarious debut, Maurene Goo takes a fresh look at trying to fit in without conforming to what's considered "normal" in high school and how to manage parental expectations without losing one's individuality...or being driven insane.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.G596Sin 2013