My sister Shelly is in ninth grade She’s going to be a doctor one day like our dad was My dad died before my first birthday I don’t remember him since I was so little but Shelly and Ray tell me he was the best dad ever We keep a photo of him by the door so we can wave hello and goodbye as we come and go My best friend Marcus Wong is the bestest friend you could ever have We’ve known each other since kindergarten That’s a long time Other fun facts about me I love the color red because it’s so bright and pretty And green because it makes me feel calm And blue because it reminds me of the ocean Also yellow 6
orange and purple I love purple You’ve probably guessed it by now I have a LOT of favorite colors My favorite food is sujebi soup It’s my grandma’s specialty because it’s made with lots of Halmoni Sarang That means Grandma Love What’s the most interesting thing about me My freckles My freckles are special because they look like a constellation On my nose you can find the Big Dipper which is a pattern of stars that look like a ladle Pretty cool huh 7
Chapter 1 I Olive Sun-Hee Oh am a girl who loves adventure What kind of adventure you ask Things like climbing the big tree in our backyard or racing my older brother Ray down the street on our bikes And in exactly six days I will be going on the adventure of a lifetime My best friend Marcus Wong and his parents are going camping and they’re taking me with them Greta and Cory my friends from school are coming too Ever since our school’s art show Marcus and I have been hanging out with Greta and 9
