I'm OK by Patti Kim

I'm Ok tells the story of Ok Lee, a Korean-American middle school student who recently lost his father. With his mother working three jobs, he knows that it is also his responsibility to find money for his family. Between starting a hairbraiding business for the girls at his school and entering the school's talent show, which has a big cash prize, Ok must also find the time to protect his mother from the advances of a particularly annoying deacon at his family's church.

Patti Kim immigrated to the United States from Busan, South Korea when she as just four-years-old. She holds an MFA and is the author of the picture book Here I Am as well as I'm Ok and its sequel. I'm Ok is an APALA Honor Book and has been selected as a New York Public Library Best Book for Kids.

How do you help your family?