When My Name Was Keoko
Linda Sue Park
208 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0618133356
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Language: English
Publish: March 18, 2002
AsiaChildrensFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionJapanMiddle GradeWarWorld War IIYoung Adult
The arrival of World War II to Korea changes the lives of Sun-Hee and her older brother, Tae-yul, forever when Tae-yul joins the Japanese army in an attempt to protect their beloved Uncle, who is suspected of helping the Korean resistance, while Sun-Hee stays behind guarding the secrets of their family, in a powerful novel that captures an important, yet little-known, part of history.