Status
Available
Collection
Publication
HMH Books for Young Readers (2012), Edition: Reprint, 208 pages
Description
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.
Local notes
Publishers Weekly, 01/25/2004
"A brother and sister alternate as narrators in this well-constructed novel, which takes place from 1940-1945 in Japanese-occupied Korea," wrote PW in a starred review. "Through the use of the shifting narrators, Park subtly points up the differences between male and female roles in Korean society and telling details provide a clear picture of the siblings and their world." Ages 10-up.
"A brother and sister alternate as narrators in this well-constructed novel, which takes place from 1940-1945 in Japanese-occupied Korea," wrote PW in a starred review. "Through the use of the shifting narrators, Park subtly points up the differences between male and female roles in Korean society and telling details provide a clear picture of the siblings and their world." Ages 10-up.
Subjects
Awards
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2005)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2005)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2005)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2004)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2004)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2005)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 2004)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 2006)
Mitten Award (Winner — 2002)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Honor Book — 2003)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2005)
Skipping Stones Honor Award (2003)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2003)
CCBC Choices (2003)
Notable Children's Book (2003)
Teacher Favorites Award (2003)
Lexile
670L