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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Yearling (February 13, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0440419441
ISBN-13: 978-0440419440

1940: Sun-hee and her older brother Tae-yul live in Korea, which is under Japanese rule. Korean customs and traditions are forbidden by law. As the family struggles under these conditions, World War II comes to the region, and with it the life-and-death decisions of wartime.