Necessary Roughness - Hardcover

Lee, Marie G.

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ISBN 10: 0060251247 ISBN 13: 9780060251246

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1996

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Sixteen-year-old Korean American Chan moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Minnesota, where he must cope not only with racism on the football team but also with the tensions in his relationship with his strict father

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Review:

"Gritty and moving . . . a strong and intelligent novel."-- "Kirkus Reviews"An honest voice that ricochets between wild extravagance, bathroom scatology, and self-conscious poignancy."-- "The Horn Book

About the Author:

Marie G. Lee is a second-generation Korean American who was born and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota. Her books include If It Hadn't Been for Yoon Jun, Necessary Roughness, and Night of the Chupacabras. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Kenyon Review, and several anthologies. She has appeared on PBS's "Asian American" and is a founder of the Asian American Writer's Workshop.

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