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In 1950 in North Korea, twelve-year-old Sora and her family are living under a regime with harsh rules. They need permits to travel, no criticizing the government, they must attend all Communist meetings and wear red. The people are afraid to speak their minds and don't trust their neighbors.
The war between North and South Korea is causing chaos. The people are using it as a chance to escape. Sora and her family walk hundreds of miles to get the city of Busan in South Korea from their tiny mountain village. They will just need to avoid frostbite, bombs, hunger, border guards, enemy soldiers, and many other obstacles.
When the bombing becomes more than the family can bear, Sora and her younger brother, Young has to get to Busan on their own. Will they be able to survive the journey by themselves?
The novel was a heart-wrenching and emotional read. I felt for Sora as we have similar cultural values to treat girls/women as disposable. I wish this horrible trend would end because every single life regardless of gender should have value and be treated as equals. I enjoyed reading about Sora's journey and how she learned to stick up for herself. The book is a great read for children and adults alike.
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About the Book:
Title: BROTHER'S KEEPER
Author: Julie
Lee
Pub.
Date: July 21, 2020
Publisher: Holiday
House
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 304
Can two
children escape North Korea on their own?
North Korea.
December, 1950.
Twelve-year-old
Sora and her family live under an iron set of rules: No travel without a
permit. No criticism of the government. No absences from Communist meetings.
Wear red. Hang pictures of the Great Leader. Don't trust your neighbors. Don't
speak your mind. You are being watched.
But war is
coming, war between North and South Korea, between the Soviets and the
Americans. War causes chaos--and war is the perfect time to escape. The plan is
simple: Sora and her family will walk hundreds of miles to the South Korean
city of Busan from their tiny mountain village. They just need to avoid napalm,
frostbite, border guards, and enemy soldiers.
But they
can't. And when an incendiary bombing changes everything, Sora and her little
brother Young will have to get to Busan on their own. Can a twelve-year-old
girl and her eight-year-old brother survive three hundred miles of warzone in
winter?
Haunting,
timely, and beautiful, this harrowing novel from a searing new talent offers
readers a glimpse into a vanished time and a closed nation.
A Junior
Library Guild Selection
About Julie:
Julie Lee graduated from
Cornell University with a degree in history. After working in market research
in Manhattan for over ten years, she decided to pursue writing full-time.
Currently, Julie lives in Georgia with her husband and three children. When she
is not spending time with her family, she is working on her next book while
pursuing an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at the Vermont College
of Fine Arts. Brother's Keeper is her debut novel.
Giveaway Details:
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