What’s Consuming Jackie Oh? by Patricia Park
Jackie Oh is uninterested in being the proper Korean American daughter. There’s a lot strain on her to reside as much as her mother and father’ exacting requirements. All she desires to do is be a chef, however she is aware of that expressing that may be tough on Mother and Dad.
However nonetheless, Jackie manages to work at her grandparents’ deli after faculty and at night time, she practices her French cooking. She is aware of she needs to be learning, however being within the kitchen is a balm to the stress of faculty, learning, rising anti-Asian violence in New York, and extra.
So when Jackie is given the surprising alternative to compete on one in every of her favourite teen tv cooking competitions, Burn Off!, she takes it. She thinks escaping into the world of privileged youngsters can be enjoyable and extra, she’ll get to hone and exhibit her expertise within the kitchen. Yeah, the gimmicky challenges are simply that, however that is her time to shine.
This e book dives into id and tradition with each humor and coronary heart.
