Binding: Paperback
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.
Title: So Far From The Bamboo Grove
Author(s): Watkins Yoko Kawashima
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780688131159
Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 8/12/2008