{"product_id":"im-ok-paperback","title":"I'm Ok - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatti Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"So funny and heartfelt.\" --Gene Luen Yang, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Born Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"I love the profound honesty of \u003ci\u003eI'm Ok\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOk Lee is determined to find the perfect get-rich-quick scheme in this funny, uplifting novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eCounting by 7s \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCrenshaw\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOk Lee knows it's his responsibility to help pay the bills. With his father gone and his mother working three jobs and still barely making ends meet, there's really no other choice. If only he could win the cash prize at the school talent contest  But he can't sing or dance, and has no magic up his sleeves, so he tries the next best thing: a hair braiding business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's too bad the girls at school can't pay him much, and he's being befriended against his will by Mickey McDonald, an unusual girl with a larger-than-life personality. Then there's Asa Banks, the most popular boy in their grade, who's got it out for Ok. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the pushy deacon at their Korean church starts wooing Ok's mom, it's the last straw. Ok has to come up with an exit strategy--fast.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Busan, South Korea, Patti Kim immigrated to the United States on Christmas, 1974. Convinced at the age of five that she was a writer, she scribbled gibberish all over the pages of her mother's Korean-English dictionary and got in big trouble for it. But that didn't stop her from writing. The author of \u003ci\u003eI'm Ok\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e It's Girls Like You, Mickey\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Cab Called Reliable\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHere I Am\u003c\/i\u003e, Patti lives in University Park, Maryland, with her husband, two daughters, and a ferocious terrier. Visit her online at PattiKimWrites.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e I'm Ok\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701465714751,"sku":"9781534419308","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a044b95725cbb942d57e49299c00257c.webp?v=1765020744","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/im-ok-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}