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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. Smart and headstrong, she is encouraged by her motherbut her stern father is determined to maintain tradition, especially as the Japanese steadily gain control of his beloved country. When he seeks to marry Najin into an aristocratic family, her mother defies generations of obedient wives and instead sends her to serve in...
5) Wicked fox
Author
Series
Gumiho volume 1
Publisher
Putnam/G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
After eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung, a nine-tailed fox surviving in modern-day Seoul by eating the souls of evil men, kills a murderous goblin to save Jihoon, she is forced to choose between her immortal life and his.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Kyuri is a heartbreakingly beautiful woman with a hard-won job at a "room salon," an exclusive bar where she entertains businessmen while they drink. Though she prides herself on her cold, clear-eyed approach to life, an impulsive mistake with a client may come to threaten her livelihood. Her roomate, Miho, is a talented artist who grew up in an orphanage but won a scholarship to study art in New York. Returning to Korea after college, she finds...
Author
Publisher
Dorrance Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In the world, there are many uncomfortable truths. Truths that are covered up and hidden in hopes that they will fade and be forgotten. As a result of our shame, lies are told and false histories are taught to our children. But we perpetuate the problem when we fail to admit our truths. No matter how ugly or shameful they are, we must remember in order to learn from past mistakes. Otherwise, history will only repeat itself. In this story we see an...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"March 1919. Far-flung Korean patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to protest the Japanese occupation of their country. This government-in-exile proves mostly symbolic, its petitions ignored by heads of state as Korea's nationhood is erased. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the KPG dissolves and civil war erupts, resulting in the North-South split that remains today. But what if the KPG still existed now, today-working toward...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
". . . a sweeping historical debut for fans of Lilac Girls, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Kristin Hannah that brings to life the heartbreaking history of Korea through the deeply moving and redemptive story of two sisters separated by World War II" -- Provided by publisher.
15) Now: 1
Author
Series
Now volume 1
Publisher
ComicsOne
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Descended from warriors who were masters of sashinmu, an ancient form of martial arts, Rin Yhun and Bi-Ryu are faced with the decision of whether its secrets should be destroyed, or instead be taught to a new generation.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wanting to follow in the footsteps of her free-diving haenyeo grandmother, a young Korean girl dutifully consumes her grandmother’s strength-building abalone porridge and practices her breath control before suiting up and overcoming fears to make remarkable discoveries.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Melody always wanted to get to know the Korean side of her Korean American heritage better, but not quite like this...she's shocked to discover that her parents have decided to move her and her mom...to join her father in Seoul...But she soon finds herself settling into their super luxe home, meeting cool friends at school, and discovering the alluring aspects of living in Korea...Life in Seoul is amazing...until cracks begin to form on its shiny...
19) War trash
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Captured by enemy forces, Yu Yuan, a Chinese army officer serving in Korea in 1951, takes on the role of interpreter due to his proficiency in English, a role that places him in a conflict between his fellow prisoners and their captors.
Author
Series
Publisher
ACT
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Миры Ли Гона, правителя Корейской империи, и Чон Тэыль, лейтенанта полиции Республики Корея, тесно переплелись друг с другом. Вот только что бы влюбленные ни делали, они все время расстаются. Путешествуя во времени, они постепенно узнают страшную правду:...
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