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bigWOWO Rating: Asian American Silver

I’m continuing my reading YA Asian American Lit.  Necessary Roughness by Marie G. Lee was my latest reading.  It is a YA book about a teenage Korean American boy and his twin sister who move from California to Minnesota with their parents to take over their uncle’s store.  The story is told from the first person perspective of the boy, Chan, who adjusts to his new all-White high school by playing and excelling at football.  He befriends the principal’s son, becomes a jock, and adjusts to his new surroundings while struggling with the common high school themes of popularity, girls, and parental relationships.