Title: Kimchi & Calamari (https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060837716/kimchi-and-calamari/)

Author: Rose Kent

Illustrator: n/a

Publication date: 2007

ISBN number: 9780060837716

Genre: Fiction

Approximate interest level: Grade 3-8

Approximate text level: Grade 4-8

Narrative annotation: This book is about an adopted Korean boy named Joesph. In class his teacher assigns an essay about ancestors. He has a difficult time because he does not know much about his Korean ancestors. Throughout the book, he discovers more about himself.

Selected Purpose: For students who come from different kinds of families, I want them to learn about self discovery and cultural heritage.  I want my students to accept who they are and others around them.