Name Jar
by Yangsook Choi
★ Top 25 book of 2001 · #21 on Best Books of 2001
Unhei has just moved from Korea to the United States and is starting at a new school. Her classmates step in to help her figure out what her name should be in her new home.
Best for: Children adjusting to a new country, school, or friendships, and their parents
Name Jar is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2001, out of 35 2001 books that cleared our data bar.
Name Jar on the Best Books of 2001
Name Jar came out in 2001. Of the 35 books first published in 2001 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 2001 list.
Why it made the list: 192 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2001 list
- Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) Charlaine Harris, #19
- The Ersatz Elevator Lemony Snicket, #20
- Quidditch Through the Ages J. K. Rowling, #22
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 180 want to read it, 7 are reading it now and 5 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 37 | 55% |
| Reader love | 57 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 37 | 20% |
Questions about Name Jar
When was Name Jar published?
Name Jar by Yangsook Choi was first published in 2001.
Was Name Jar one of the best books of 2001?
Name Jar is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2001, out of 35 2001 books that cleared our data bar. 192 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Name Jar on the Best Books of 2001 list?
192 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 2001
- American Gods Neil Gaiman, #1
- Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Brian Tracy, #2
- Crucial Conversations Kerry Patterson, #3
- Point Blanc Anthony Horowitz, #4
- Getting Things Done David Allen, #5
- Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, #6
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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