My Tree (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823443383)

When a young boy's beloved plum tree falls in a storm, he feels like he's lost both a friend and a connection to his old home.

A young boy, recently arrived from Korea, finds a glorious plum tree in his new backyard. It reminds him of a tree his family had back home, and he names it "Plumee" for the deep purple plums on its branches. Whenever the boy is homesick, he knows he can take shelter in Plumee's tall branches.

And when a storm brings the old tree down, he and his friends have all kinds of adventures on its branches, as it becomes a dragon, a treehouse, and a ship in their imaginations. But soon it's time to say goodbye when the remains of the tree are taken away. Before long, a new plum tree is planted, new blossoms bloom, and a new friendship takes root.

A South Korean immigrant herself, Hope Lim brings her perspective on the struggle for child immigrants to feel at home to bear through spare, poetic text, perfectly matched by soft, lyrical illustrations by Korean artist Il Sung Na.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Author: Hope Lim
ISBN-10: 0823443388
ISBN-13: 9780823443383
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2021
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514197 / My Tree


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/22/2021
School Library Journal 04/01/2021 pg. 113
Booklist 04/15/2021 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2021
Shelf Awareness 05/14/2021
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2021 pg. 86
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average