false <![CDATA[Necessary Roughness]]> 495411 1 Chan Kim has never felt like an outsider in his life. That is, not until his family moves from L.A. to a tiny town in Minnesota--Land of 10,000 Lakes--and probably 10,000 hicks,too. The Kims are the only Asian family in town, and when Chan and his twin sister, Young, attend high school, it's a blond-haired, blue-eyed whiteout.<P>Chan throws himself into the only game in town--football--and the necessary roughness required to make a player. On the field it means "justifiable violence," but as Chan is about to discover, off the field it's a whole different ballgame . . .Chan Jung Kim has always been popular. But that was when he lived in L.A. and was the star of his soccer team. Now his family's moved&#151;to a tiny town in Minnesota, where football's the name of the game and nobody has ever seen an Asian American family before. Desperate to fit in, Chan throws himself into the game&#151;but he feels like an outsider. For the first time in his life, he finds himself thinking about what it really means to be Korean&#151;and what is really important. By turns gripping, painful, funny, and illuminating, Necessary Roughness introduces a major new talent and a fresh young voice to the Harper list. <P> <awards> 1997 Best Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)<br>1998 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)</awards>Chan Jung Kim has always been popular. But that was when he lived in L.A. and was the star of his soccer team. Now his family's moved&#151;to a tiny town in Minnesota, where football's the name of the game and nobody has ever seen an Asian American family before. Desperate to fit in, Chan throws himself into the game&#151;but he feels like an outsider. For the first time in his life, he finds himself thinking about what it really means to be Korean&#151;and what is really important. By turns gripping, painful, funny, and illuminating, Necessary Roughness introduces a major new talent and a fresh young voice to the Harper list. <P> <awards> 1997 Best Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)<br>1998 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)</awards> 483568 28 2 1998 Necessary Roughness total:35|5:11|4:14|3:9|2:1|1:0| 35 140 50 15 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 27 17:12:54 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 17:26:03 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 14:35:05 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 08:02:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 18:28:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 06:21:49 -0700 2009 Necessary Roughness by Marie G. Lee is an inspiring book about the life of a young teenage boy named Chan. Chan's family has to move from Los Angeles to an unfamiliar town called Iron River. He and his younger twin sister, Young struggle to get along and fit in with vicious students in their new h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 18:56:20 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 15:22:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 16:54:59 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 16:36:09 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 15:58:26 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 17:25:12 -0700 2007 Luis Diaz
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Lee, Marie. Necessary Roughness.LA,Harpercollins, 1996

Dear Lee,
thank you for writing me asking me about this book. I thought that this book is great. I think that the only thing wron...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 07:23:16 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 13:39:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 17:33:56 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 06:33:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 25 13:28:29 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 19:30:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Fri Nov 02 15:08:36 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 15:12:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 31 09:05:50 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 09:06:00 -0800 2007
Personal Response: I am not a football fan and forced myself to begin reading this book. However, this book grabbe...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 04:51:32 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 04:54:22 -0700 2008 Also of what life is like in Minnesota, and small towns.
Story also deals w/families, family business, making new friends and Football.
Chan was a soccer player who ends up playing F...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 12 20:22:53 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 20:23:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Feb 16 17:38:48 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 17:41:16 -0800 2008 scince i play football i like this book very a lot more. it made it more exciting and was able to know what they were talking about. ]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 20 20:24:26 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 20:25:30 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 24 11:26:36 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:27:00 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 23 08:44:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:44:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 07:34:30 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 07:34:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 15:47:57 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 15:50:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 16:44:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 16:44:14 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=495411