The only problem is that the instructor and all the students think she's a girl named Kay Nakamura-and Yumi doesn't correct them.Īs this case of mistaken identity unravels, Yumi must decide to stand up and reveal the truth or risk losing her dreams and disappointing everyone she cares about. One day after class, Yumi stumbles on an opportunity that will change her life: a comedy camp for kids taught by one of her favorite YouTube stars. Instead of spending the summer studying her favorite YouTube comedians, Yumi is enrolled in test-prep tutoring to qualify for a private school scholarship, which will help in a time of hardship at the restaurant. by Jessica Kim One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-up comedian.On the outside, Yumi Chung. Her notebook is filled with mortifying memories that she's reworked into comedy gold. On the inside, Yumi is ready for her Netflix stand-up special.

On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her Yu-MEAT because she smells like her family's Korean barbecue restaurant. Pick up books that build empathy, confidence, and your humor chops at Queen Anne Book Company and other independent bookstores.One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-up comedian. –Tegan Tigani, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA This is SO GOOD: laugh-out-loud humor, so much to think about, and realistic suspense because you care so much for Yumi and her family. Will Yumi be able to come clean? Will she be able to help save her parents’ restaurant? Can maintain her friendships and comedy that mean so much to her? She has a lot of people who want what they think is best for her, but will she be able to reconcile their advice and find a path that works for them all? Except: They think she’s a Japanese-American student named Kay, not a Korean-American student named Yumi. Her new friends there are delightful, and I cheered to realize that although Yumi had been feeling so isolated and stressed, she finds herself a group of wonderful people who care and like her for who she really is. But when a bizarre opportunity that just requires some identity theft and a little dishonesty opens up, Yumi gets to follow her dream and attend comedy camp. Her parents want her to go to SSAT tutoring to get into a private school and earn a scholarship.

This is a book that is uplifting, funny, charming, hopeful, and HELPFUL to tweens! The main character, Yumi, wants to do stand-up comedy.

Stand up yumi