There are worse things in the world than being adopted. But right now Joseph can't think of one.

Joseph Calderaro has a serious problem. His social studies teacher has given him an impossible assignment: an essay about ancestors. Ancestors, as in dead people you're related to.

Joseph was adopted, but the only sure thing he knows about his birth family is that they shipped his diapered butt on a plane from Korea and he landed in New Jersey. How do you write about a family you've never known and at the same time manage all the other hassles that middle school mixes in the pot? What Joseph writes leads to a catastrophe messier than a table of shattered dishes--and self-discovery that will change his life recipe forever. . . .

Author: Rose Kent
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 12/13/2013
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780060837716
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 114912 / Kimchi & Calamari


Award: 2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8

About the Author
Kent, Rose: -

Rose Kent turned to kids for help in writing this novel--her own kids, since all four have Korean heritage and two are adopted. She and her family live in Niskayuna, New York, where they have frequent flyer points at Korean restaurants and Italian bakeries. This is her first novel.