Pippa Park Raises Her Game (Pippa Park #1)
Written by Erin Yun
Published by Fabled Films Press
Life is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to the other kids at school, has a plan for how her life should look.
When Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps at the chance to reinvent herself. At school, Pippa juggles old and new friends, a crush, and the pressure to get As and score points while keeping her past and family’s laundromat a secret from her elite new classmates.
But when Pippa begins to receive a string of hateful, anonymous messages via social media, her carefully built persona is threatened. As things spiral out of control, Pippa wonders if she can keep her old and new lives separate, or if she should even try.
Primary ISBN: 9781944020262
Publication Date: February 2020
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older
Community Represented: Korean/Korean American
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Siblings, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
Click here for details about how we define our titles.
Engagement Projects & Resources:
Share your favorite resources for this book with info@imyourneighborbooks.org.
Engagement Materials
Common Core Language Arts Educator Guides
Pippa Park YouTube Series
Educator Guide for YouTube Series
Source: pippapark.com

