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Girl Uprooted
Shortlisted for the Selfies Book Awards 2024, this raw and honest memoir by a Korean diplomat's daughter chronicles growing up in six countries and searching for identity and home.
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About Girl Uprooted
Told with unflinching candor, Girl Uprooted is Lena Lee's memoir about growing up as the daughter of a South Korean diplomat—moving countries every three years, living between East and West, Confucian values and Western culture. She lived in Seoul, Paris, Oslo, Kuala Lumpur, and New Jersey before settling in London. Shortlisted for the Selfies Book Awards 2024 and Unbound Firsts 2023, the book explores TCK themes of identity, belonging, mental health, and the cost of constant adaptation. Endorsed by Ruth Van Reken.
Resource Details
Category
Books
Primary Audience
Teens/Young Adults
TCK Subtype
TCK-Specific
Founder / Author
Lena Lee
Year Founded
2023
Topics & Keywords
memoirdiplomatTCKidentitybelonging
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