| So Far from the Bamboo Grove Contributor(s): Watkins, Yoko Kawashima (Author) |
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ISBN: 0688131158 ISBN-13: 9780688131159 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Though Japanese, eleven-year-old Yoko has lived with her family in northern Korea near the border with China all her life. But when the Second World War comes to an end, Japanese on the Korean peninsula are suddenly in terrible danger; the Korean people want control of their homeland and they want to punish the Japanese, who have occupied their nation for many years. Yoko, her mother, and sister are forced to flee from their beautiful house with its peaceful bamboo grove. Their journey is terrifying -- and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93011720 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.31 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 387 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows. Their journey is terrifying--and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit. |
Contributor Bio(s): Watkins, Yoko Kawashima: - Yoko Kawashima Watkins received The Courage of Conscience Award from the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts, which cited her as an "inspiration to young people throughout America and the world." |