Caught in the haze / Sandi Van.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : West 44 Books, an imprint of Enslow Pub., 2022Edition: 1st edDescription: 187 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9781978595989Subject(s): Korean American teenagers -- Juvenile fiction | Adoptees -- Juvenile fiction | Soccer stories | Hazing -- Juvenile fiction | Korean American teenagers -- Fiction | Adoptees -- Fiction | Soccer -- Fiction | Hazing -- FictionGenre/Form: Sports fiction. | Novels in verse.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: "Tae has moved twice in his life. First, from South Korea to the United States when he was adopted as a baby, and then to a new town before he starts high school. In Tae's new school, he's one of the youngest players, and the only person of color, trying out for the Varsity soccer team--a team known for its violent hazing practices. Tae wants more than anything to be part of the team, but worries about fitting in. Then, he sees a familiar face. Luke is a soccer star on his way to scoring a role as the team captain and a full ride to college, but no one knows his secret--that he was adopted too. Tae and Luke met in an adoption group years before, and Luke's first instinct is to help Tae fit in. But tradition is tradition, and Luke might not be able to save Tae from being hurt in the hazing rituals without risking his own reputation"--Back cover.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/VAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500061261 |
Kirkus Review, April 2022
"Tae has moved twice in his life. First, from South Korea to the United States when he was adopted as a baby, and then to a new town before he starts high school. In Tae's new school, he's one of the youngest players, and the only person of color, trying out for the Varsity soccer team--a team known for its violent hazing practices. Tae wants more than anything to be part of the team, but worries about fitting in. Then, he sees a familiar face. Luke is a soccer star on his way to scoring a role as the team captain and a full ride to college, but no one knows his secret--that he was adopted too. Tae and Luke met in an adoption group years before, and Luke's first instinct is to help Tae fit in. But tradition is tradition, and Luke might not be able to save Tae from being hurt in the hazing rituals without risking his own reputation"--Back cover.
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