If you've got roughly two hours to spare, this is a book worth picking up.

Robin Ha does a brilliant job of explaining what it is like to be a foreigner in a strange land, to have your life completely upended. The emotion in this book is palpable. I felt so strongly for Robin and her mother and was in awe of both of them as strong women who created their own place in a world where they didn't fit society's expectations.

Robin and her mother moved to Alabama from Seoul, South Korea, when she was 14 years old. Her mother married a man who had moved from Korea the year before. Suddenly she was thrust into a new family who treated her as her mother's tag-along baggage and a school where she was the only student who didn't understand English. Chuna chooses the American name Robin to try to fit in, but it feels like an impossible task.

Robin works hard to recreate herself into someone she wants to be, despite her struggles with depression, anxiety, and jealousy. She's still Chuna, but like all junior high students, she's making herself into who she wants to be as well as settling into the wonderful parts of who she already is. It's lovely to see this process on the page.

I loved Robin's artwork and I could identify with her struggles of how to fit in when her interests weren't what other students were interested in. I think a lot of students can relate to Robin, even if they've never experienced life in a new country or been where they can't understand anyone else's language.

This book will expand students' horizons and help them to love both South Korea and America. It will also provide an inside view on how important it is to be kind, because in the end, we all just want to be accepted for who we are.