A Step from Heaven
A National Book Award Nominee A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2001 In this debut novel, a young girl describes her family's bittersweet experience in the United States after their emigration from Korea. Four years old on the flight to California, Young Ju concludes that America is...
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A National Book Award Nominee A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2001 In this debut novel, a young girl describes her family's bittersweet experience in the United States after their emigration from Korea. Four years old on the flight to California, Young Ju concludes that America is heaven. But when they arrive, they are weighed down by the difficulty of learning English, their insular family life, and the traditions of the country they left behind.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142500279 (0142500275)
ASIN: 142500275
Publish date: January 13th 2003
Publisher: Speak
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
I couldn’t pass this cover up at the library. The young girl’s face staring off into the distance with the soft undertones, it really grabbed my attention. This slender novel, with its intriguing synopsis had two awards attached to its label; I really thought this novel had somehow got past my radar...
A Korean family immigrates to the United States for a better life, but they bring so many personal problems with them that achieving a better life is nearly impossible. I’m amazed by how much time is covered in this short book. The story starts when the narrator, Young Ju, is four years old. It en...
i'm not even sure if i finished this, but even if i did, it wasn't worth it. i couldn't stand the writing style. blaaaah
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