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A tender, quiet exploration of holding onto who you are while figuring out where you fit. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with My Name is Yoon.

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01
Name Jar
Yangsook Choi · 2001
A tender and affirming exploration of holding onto who you are when everything around you is new.
Shares:
- earnest
- gentle
- empathetic
02
Amina's voice
Hena Khan
A tender and earnest journey of balancing cultural heritage with the everyday desire to belong.
Shares:
- tender
- earnest
- gentle
- empathetic
03
Momo's kitten
Mitsu Yashima
A tender, heartwarming glimpse into the simple joy of childhood pet ownership.
Shares:
- tender
- earnest
- gentle
04
I hate English!
Ellen Levine
A gentle, empathetic exploration of the frustration and eventual triumph of finding your voice in a brand-new world.
Shares:
- tender
- earnest
- gentle
- empathetic
05
Allison
Allen Say · 1997
A gentle, quiet exploration of identity and belonging, guided by the comforting presence of a stray cat.
Shares:
- tender
- quiet
- earnest
- gentle
06
Chrysanthemum
Kevin Henkes
A tender, reassuring embrace of a story about learning to love exactly who you are, even when the world makes you doubt it.
Shares:
- tender
- reassuring
- gentle
- empathetic
07
The day you begin
Jacqueline Woodson
A gentle, poetic embrace that transforms the daunting feeling of being an outsider into a celebration of the stories we carry.
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- tender
- reassuring
- earnest
- empathetic
08
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Bette Bao Lord
A warm, nostalgic journey of finding a new home and identity through the universal language of play.
Shares:
- earnest
- hopeful
09
Year of impossible goodbyes
Sook Nyul Choi · 1991
A harrowing yet deeply hopeful testament to a family's unbreakable spirit in the face of historical devastation.
Shares:
- earnest
- hopeful
10
Alma and how she got her name
Juana Martinez-Neal
A tender, multigenerational journey that transforms a child's curiosity about her long name into a proud celebration of family heritage.
Shares:
- tender
- earnest
- the power of names
11
Virtual Cody
Marucci, Franco, · 1997
A cozy, relatable chapter book that captures the mild mortification of a school project gone unexpectedly wrong.
Shares:
- earnest
12
I believe in a thing called love
Maurene Goo
A laugh-out-loud, swoony romp about trying to choreograph romance like a television script, only to discover the joy of going off-book.
Shares:
- earnest

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