Love Language
Written by Christine J. Ko
Published by Shaherazad Shelves
Cassie doesn’t feel at home in her hometown in California. So when her family moves to South Korea, where her parents were born and raised, she thinks life might be easier.
But Cassie soon learns she is wrong. Despite being ethnically Korean, there is so much about her that is American- parts of her she can’t erase. Yet there are just as many parts of her that are Korean, too.
From English to Korean, chocolate to ho-dduk, can Cassie find a language where she can wholly be loved?
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Publication Date: August 2026
Available As: Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Korean/Korean American
Themes: Coming of Age, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Immigration Status, Discrimination: Language Ability, Discrimination: Microaggression, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Format: Novel In Verse, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Generational Differences: Language, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Mental Health, Multilingual: Korean Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country
Setting: United States, Korea
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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