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What's eating Jackie Oh?

"A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show"--

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Main Author:	Park, Patricia (Fiction writer) (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown, 2024.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Reality television programs > Fiction. Contests > Fiction. Cooking > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Korean Americans > Fiction. Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	"A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show"--
Physical Description:	327 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:	Ages 12 and up. Grades 10-12.
ISBN:	9780593563410 0593563417 9780593563427 0593563425 9780593563441 0593563441
Author Notes:	Patricia Park is a tenured professor of creative writing at American University, a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Arts, and a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. Her debut YA novel, Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim, received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal and was an NPR Book of the Day. Patricia's newest novel, What's Eating Jackie Oh? is inspired by her love of watching competitive TV cooking shows and creating somewhat edible meals from leftovers. It was also inspired by Patricia's New York Times op-ed, "I'm Done Being Your Model Minority." Patricia's writing has also appeared in the New Yorker , the New York Times , the Guardian , Salon , and others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.