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− | '''[[ | + | '''[[When My Name Was Keoko]]'''<br> |
− | '''Author:''' | + | '''Author:''' Park, Linda Sue<br> |
− | '''[https://amzn.to/ | + | '''[https://amzn.to/2OtKeAF Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9780547722399 BookShop.org]<br><br>''' |
− | '''Time Period:''' Modern Age<br> | + | '''Time Period:''' Modern Age <br> |
− | '''Time Frame:''' 1940<br> | + | '''Time Frame:''' 1940-1945<br> |
− | '''Geographic Area:''' | + | '''Geographic Area:''' Asia <br> |
− | '''Country:''' | + | '''Country:''' Korea<br> |
− | '''Topics:''' | + | '''Topics:''' WWII<br> |
− | '''Genre:''' Fiction<br> | + | '''Genre:''' Fiction <br> |
− | '''Reading Age:''' | + | '''Reading Age:''' Upper Middle<br> |
'''Format:''' Chapter Book<br> | '''Format:''' Chapter Book<br> | ||
− | '''Published:''' | + | '''Published:''' 2002 |
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− | '''''[[ | + | '''''[[World History|World History]]''' > [[Modern Age Booklist|Modern Age]] > [[World War II Booklist|WWII]]'' |
− | + | Sun-hee and her older brother, Tae-yul, live in Korea with their parents. Because Korea is under Japanese occupation, the children study Japanese and speak it at school. Their own language, their flag, the folktales Uncle tells them—even their names—are all part of the Korean culture that is now forbidden. When World War II comes to Korea, Sun-hee is surprised that the Japanese expect their Korean subjects to fight on their side. But the greatest shock of all comes when Tae-yul enlists in the Japanese army in an attempt to protect Uncle, who is suspected of aiding the Korean resistance. Sun-hee stays behind, entrusted with the life-and-death secrets of a family at war. | |
− | + | ==Emily's Review== | |
+ | This is one of my favorite middle-grade historical fiction novels. There are few books for this age range that explore life under Japanese occupation in Korea. What I love about this book is that the author doesn't shy away from the horrors of the time. It paints a vivid picture of Korea in the 1940s. | ||
− | + | We follow a brother and sister in alternating perspectives over the course of the war. Sun-hee is fairly young and naive in the beginning, but her curiosity drives her to ask questions, a dangerous thing in this time and place. Her older brother Tae-yul is more aware and also angry about what is happening. The two of them offer us different windows into this period. I especially liked reading about Tae-yul's time in the military and the way the Japanese treated the Koreans who enlisted. | |
− | + | I think if you wanted to get a full picture, you should read this book first to see life in South Korea during WWII and immediately after, then read Year of Impossible Goodbyes to get the perspective of North Korea in 1945 and up to the beginning of the Korean War. | |
− | + | ==Other Similar Books== | |
+ | Other suggestions on the subject of '''World War II (Asian Front)'''. | ||
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