58 pages 1 hour read

Ellen Oh

Finding Junie Kim

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019

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Book 5Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Book 5: “Junie”

Book 5, Chapter 38 Summary

Junie thanks her grandmother for telling her story. She remarks that if it were anyone else, she would not have believed how they found their parents. Grandma remarks that they were very lucky, and many children were orphaned and lost while people were displaced because of the invasion and bombings. Junie restates her amazement and disbelief, and Grandma laughs, exclaiming that miracles do happen.

Book 5, Chapter 39 Summary

Junie describes thinking of Grandpa at random times and remaining strong for him. She reminds herself that Grandma needs her. Rachel tells her this is a positive coping mechanism.

Junie bumps into Esther at school, who offers Junie her sympathies about her grandfather.

She shows her Diverse Voices video to her friends, who praise the amazing quality. Junie is nervous when they ask her to introduce the video at the assembly. She speaks with Rachel, who advises her to speak up. Her friends easily agree when Junie says the video really does not need any introduction.

Book 5, Chapter 40 Summary

The school has the assembly and shows the video; they are a success. People talk about the video and the assembly all week when Esther approaches Junie. She shows Junie a video posted by Stu Papadopolis on his private social media app.