A piece of home / Watts, Jeri Hanel

When Hee Jun's family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home, where none of his classmates look like him and he can't understand anything the teacher says - even when she speaks s-l-o-w-l-y and loudly to him.

When Hee Jun's father accepts a position at a law school in West Virginia, he and his family are uprooted from their home in Korea and find themselves completely lost in their new surroundings, but as Hee Jun slowly learns English and makes friends, he brings home a surprise that makes their new house feel like home.

A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close.

When Hee Jun's family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home, where none of his classmates look like him and he can't understand anything the teacher says - even when she speaks s-l-o-w-l-y and loudly to him.