Year of Impossible Goodbyes (Hardcover)

from wealhtheowwylfing

A haunting tale of Japanese-occupied Korea, and one family's attempt to survive political upheaval.

from t1bclasslibrary

This book describes a young girl's life in North Korea when it is first controlled by the Japanese and then by the Russians. Both groups impose a state of slavery and misery on her family, only relieved by her escape to South Korea with her mother and little brother. I get the impression that thi...

from ALelliott

For students: World War II contains infinite stories. Some we have heard many times, and others we haven't. Take a peek into a story that perhaps you haven't heard before, of Sookan, a young girl living in Northern Korea during and right after World War II. Sookan lives with her mother, grandfath...

from gkuhns

Sookan and her family endure the occupation of their North Korean homeland by the Japanese during WWII. Then, the war ends, and the Russians bring even more suffering. Sookan and her little brother attempt to escape this Communist savagery by fleeing to the free south. Sookan and her family must ...

from elpowers

Sookan's family is terrorized by Cpt. Narita during WWII. Town is conforming from one oppressive regime to another. Sookan finally flees with the rest of her family (grandpa, aunt and cousin die).