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What Will You Be, Sara Mee?

by Kate Aver Avraham

Illustrator: Anne Sibley O’Brien

Ages: 6+

Published: 2010

Publisher: Charlesbridge

ISBN: 978-1-58089-210-0

Keywords: Korean Americans, birthdays, traditions

Young Sara Mee celebrates her “tol,” a Korean tradition ending her first year and forecasting her potential future. Ink brushline with watercolor illustrations.