ALT Photo collage of author Paula Yoo in Philadelphia for a book signing at Penn Bookstore

ALT Photo collage of photo of author Paula Yoo in Koreatown holding her latest book RISING FROM THE ASHES (Photo credit Hyungwon Kang) and poster with info on her Penn Bookstore signing on Nov. 12, 2024

ALT Poster featuring author photo of Paula Yoo and the cover of her new book rising from the ashes with information about her appearance at the 2024 Texas book festival. Author photo by Hyungwon Kang

ALT Photo of author Paula Yoo standing at the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois

ALT Poster featuring photos of author Paula Yoo and educators Sarah Park Dahlen and Edi Cotton and cover of Yoo's book RISING FROM THE ASHES and information on her 9/17/24 visit to U of Illinois. Book cover & author photo credit Hyungwon Kang

ALT Poster featuring author Paula Yoo and cover of her latest book RISING FROM THE ASHES (both photos taken by Hyungwon Kang) and information about how to contact her for school visits via The Author Village

ALT Photo collage of book cover of RISING FROM THE ASHES and photos of author Paula Yoo and audio book narrator Kevin R. Free (Book cover and author photo by Hyungwon Kang)

ALT Photo of writer/journalists Paula Yoo and Eric Deggans holding two of Yoo’s books at the Smokehouse restaurant in Burbank

ALT Photo collage of book cover of RISING FROM THE ASHES with photos of author Paula Yoo taken by Hyungwon Kang and photo of audio narrator Kevin R. Free taken by Max Flatow

ALT Book cover image of the audio version of author Paula Yoo's book, RISING FROM THE ASHES, featuring photos of a peace parade and a mall on fire in Los Angeles during the 1992 civil unrest

ALT Screenshot of book cover of RISING FROM THE ASHES and information from Teaching Books for Schools website

ALT Photo collage of author Paula Yoo holding up her book outside a Koreatown Los Angeles Mall and list of starred reviews and Book Riot Hey YA podcast logo

ALT Poster collage with starred review quotes and JLG Gold Standard certificate with a photo of author Paula Yoo holding her latest book "Rising from the Ashes" in the center standing outside the same mall featured on her book cover (photos taken by Hyungwon Kang)

ALT Photo collage showing author Paula Yoo holding up her new book entitled RISING FROM THE ASHES outside the same Koreatown mall featured on her book cover taken by photographer Hyungwon Kang and two posters listing four starred reviews of the book

ALT Poster collage featuring photo by Hyungwon Kang of author Paula Yoo holding up her latest book entitled "RISING FROM THE ASHES" outside a Koreatown mall in Los Angeles at 6th and Western whose photo from 1992 by Hyungwon Kang appears on her book cover, plus information on her upcoming events and four starred reviews.

ALT Poster image with text about the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books with information on the "Do the Right Thing" panel on April 20, 2024 with book covers of authors Kim Johnson, Jennifer N. Baker, and Paula Yoo

ALT Image from Book Riot article with headline "The Ultimate Guide to Spring 2024 YA Book Releases" featuring book cover of author Paula Yoo's book entitled "RISING FROM THE ASHES"