Carey, M. (2007). Re-Gifters. (p. 174). Minx Books. ISBN : 140120371X
Classification: graphic novel, fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Age Level : 9th-10th grade
Reader's Annotation: Dixie has to choose between her desire to win the hapkido tournament and her affection for Adam.
Summary: Dik Seong Jen, her friends call her Dixie, wants two things : to win the hapkido tournament and the affections of Adam, the cute boy in her class. She spends the money her parents gave her to enter the tournament on an expensive present for Adam's birthday, a statue of a Hwarang Warrior. Dixie is crushed when he doesn't like it, and instead asks Dixie to help him catch the eye of another girl! The statue is "re-gifted" several times throughout the story...and Dixie is given several other chances to enter the hapkido tournament. Ultimately, she has to make choices between things that seem appealing and things that have real value.
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Author Info:
Mike Carey's Website
Why it belongs in a Teen Collection: There is something about Dixie that most any teen girl would find familiar. Dixie fights with her best friend and has a crush on a guy who likes someone else, she finds her younger brother irritating, and wants to please her parents (sometimes.)
Readalikes :
- The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci
- Good as Lily by Derek Kirk Kim
Evaluation:
4.5 stars
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