Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
on March 17, 2020
ISBN: 0525554971
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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Yumi Chung just wants to be a stand-up comedian like her hero Jasmine Jasper. Her parents just want her to excel in school and enroll her at the hagwon (a Korean academy) to help her prep for a scholarship test so she can continue to attend a prestigious private school. On her way to the library to study, Yumi stumbles across a new comedy club and ends up attending comedy summer camp with her hero Jasper. The problem is that they think Yumi is someone else. While Yumi’s parent struggle to keep their restaurant afloat, Yumi must find the courage to stand up for herself and to come clean on who she really is.

Reviewed by Karen Sandlin Silverman, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham