{"product_id":"brothers-keeper-isbn-9780823444946","title":"Brother's Keeper","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith war looming on the horizon and winter setting in, can two children escape North Korea on their own?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE FREEMAN BOOK AWARD!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorth Korea. December, 1950.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunting, timely, and beautiful, this harrowing novel from a searing new talent offers readers a glimpse into a vanished time and a closed nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ILA Intermediate Fiction Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association Notable Children’s Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Will ultimately be recognized as one of the best books... on the Korean War.\"\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEducation About Asia\u003c\/i\u003e, the Association for Asian Studies\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Freeman Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Jane Addams Children\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003es Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn International Literacy Association Intermediate Fiction Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association Notable Children\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003es Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association RISE Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eLasting Connections Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 First Novels for Youth Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Virginia Reads Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003es Book of the Year, with Outstanding Merit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In its portrayal of hardship and survival, \u003ci\u003eBrother\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003es Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e joins a rich tradition of stories about children on wartime journeys.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"An amazing debut and an important book.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Debut author Lee paints this gripping and emotional midwinter escape with the eye of a wartime journalist and the determined heart of a young girl.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ★ \"A harrowing, heartbreaking tale of hope, love, and survival against insurmountable odds. . . . With an artful and expressive narrative voice, and inspiration drawn from her mother's experiences in Korea as a young woman, debut novelist Lee enthralls and enlightens.\"\u003ci\u003e —\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ★ \"A moving, suspenseful refugee story . . . the book is at heart a poignant exploration of a girl's struggle against traditional female roles and her determination to succeed on her own terms.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Overlapping historical accuracy with personal testimony, Lee presents a nuanced story of strength, tenacity and everlasting family bonds.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The narrative makes a painful reality of the deprivation that people faced when fleeing their homes . . . At its heart, \u003ci\u003eBrother\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003es Keeper \u003c\/i\u003eis about families and how they overcome hardship and loss. The Korean War and Korean culture act as a powerful setting for this work, and the strength and sorrow of Sora and Youngsoo are haunting.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"The martial and political conflict in 1950 Korea is catalyst and backdrop, and the story of the Pak children's treacherous flight is compelling. The underlying domestic struggle between Sora and her parents carries equal weight, though.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Bulletin of the Center for Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003es Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lee does an excellent job of conveying Korea's powerful but painful history . . . Daring.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Korean Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Will ultimately be recognized as one of the best books for middle and high school students on the Korean War, and a captivating and inspiring read for people of all ages.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducation About Asia\u003c\/i\u003e, the Association for Asian Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each character emerges as fully realized . . . Outstanding.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Redeemed Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unbelievably powerful, this hauntingly beautiful story was so intense that, at times, it had me afraid to turn the pages. I never knew what to expect around the corner.\"—Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honoree Linda Williams Jackson, author of \u003ci\u003eMidnight Without a Moon\u003c\/i\u003eJulie Lee, a marketer-turned-writer, lives in an Atlanta suburb with her three children and her husband. A first-generation American, her mother escaped North Korea during the Korean War and later immigrated to the United States. Her debut, Brother's Keeper, which was based on her mother's experiences, received the Freeman Book Award and was named a Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist. Julie studied history at Cornell before working in advertising in Manhattan, eventually relocating to the South.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303088902373,"sku":"NP9780823444946","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823444946.jpg?v=1767723114","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/brothers-keeper-isbn-9780823444946","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}