'It would honor me if this was the excuse to talk about something that was maybe difficult,' Cho said.
, and reflecting on that time, as well,” he said. “Because of that, I started considering what that event would look like for young kids.”The result is Cho’s new novel, “Troublemaker,” which was released Tuesday by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “Troublemaker” tells the story of 12-year-old Jordan, a middle schooler in Los Angeles who is struggling to figure out who he really is.
“That’s the age when kids are learning and forming their identities and learning how the world sees them, as well. I think it was around that age that I became very aware of the model minority myth,” Cho, who was born in South Korea and immigrated to the U.S. as a young child, said. “Prior to that, my Asianness was more about being an outsider and not belonging.
Cho said he was aware that he was writing about a historical event that may be new to many readers in his target audience. But Cho noted that he also wanted to prioritize creating a gripping story readers could relate to. “Troublemaker” is also, at its heart, a story about an Asian American boy who is figuring out who he wants to be — while also figuring out how to fit into his family while still being himself. Because Jordan’s behavior at school often bewilders his parents, he finds himself at odds with his father in particular throughout much of the book.
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