Books Like Las Cucarachas
Families who loved Las Cucarachas by Yongsoo Park often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Families who loved Las Cucarachas by Yongsoo Park often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book when your teenager is feeling the friction of independence, navigating shifting friendships, or grappling with the realities of an unfair world. This gritty coming of age story follows Peter Kim, a Korean American boy in 1980s Queens who must protect his younger brother and solve a neighborhood mystery while facing pressure from local gangs. It is an honest look at the protective shells kids build to survive in tough environments. Through Peter's eyes, readers explore deep themes of cultural identity, socioeconomic hardship, and the loyalty found in misfit groups. While the setting is decades old, the emotional core of feeling like an outsider is timeless. It is best suited for older teens due to its raw, realistic depiction of urban life and adolescent peer pressure.
