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Sun-hee and her older brother, Tae-yul, live in Korea with their parents. Because Korea is under Japanese occupation, the children study Japanese and speak it at school. Their own language, their flag, the folktales Uncle tells them—even their names—are all part of the Korean culture that is now forbidden. When World War II comes to Korea, Sun-hee is surprised that the Japanese expect their Korean subjects to fight on their side. But the greatest shock of all comes when Tae-yul enlists in the Japanese army in an attempt to protect Uncle, who is suspected of aiding the Korean resistance. Sun-hee stays behind, entrusted with the life-and-death secrets of a family at war.

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Editorial Reviews

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"This powerful and riveting tale of one close-knit, proud Korean family movingly addresses life-and-death issues of courage and collaboration, injustice, and death-defying determination in the face of totalitarian oppression."

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"A brother and sister alternate as narrators in Newbery Medalist Park's (A Single Shard) well-contructed novel, which takes place from 1940-1945 in Japanese-occupied Korea. . . .Through the use of shifting narrators, Park subtly points up the differences between male and female roles in Korean society; and the father's process of choosing the family's Japanese name speaks volumes about his strength and intelligence. . . . Readers will come away with an appreciation of this period of history and likely a greater interest in learning more about it."

—Publishers Weekly, Starred

"Park is a masterful prose stylist, and her characters are developed beautifully. She excels at making traditional Korean culture accessible to Western readers."

—VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

"The drama is in the facts about the war, and Park does a fine job of showing how the politics of the occupation and resistance affect ordinary people."

—Booklist, ALA

What is outstanding is the insight Park gives into the complex minds of these young people. Each of them reacts to the events in different ways—Sun-hee takes refuge in writing while Tae-yul throws his energies into physical work. . . . This beautifully crafted and moving novel joins a small but growing body of literature[.]

—School Library Journal, Starred

"Vivid…historical details heighten realism. The final scene shines with hope….a beautifully crafted story that delights as it informs."

—Riverbank Review

About the Author

Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard, many other novels, and several picture books. She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family. For more information visit www.lspark.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; Reprint edition (April 17, 2012)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0547722397

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0547722399

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years

Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 670L

Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.5 x 5.25 x 7.75 inches

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Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard, many other novels, several picture books, and most recently a book of poetry: Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems). She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family, and is now a devoted fan of the New York Mets. For more infromation visit www.lspark.com.

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Remi

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter’s favorite author

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This book was an amazing read for my 10 year old daughter . She couldn’t put the book down - she read it over the course of 2 days . I would definitely recommend this historically accurate fiction to anyone- the description says it is for young adults, but I think all ages would be interested in this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've ever read.

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When My Name Was Keoko is a great book about family and the troubles of being under Japanese rule and

having WWII happening. One of the best parts about this book is how enjoyable it is for young readers and

how it helps them learn about history in a fun way.

This book spans five years and features two main characters, Sun-Hee and Tae-Yul, who struggle with the new Japanese laws and have to hide their Korean culture.

If you want a fun book for your kids to read, I recommend this. Hopefully, you read this and enjoy it as much as me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars “Great” -9 year old reader

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2022

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Nine-year-old loved it and paired it with So Far From The Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Linda Sue Park is on my favorite author list

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Linda Sue Park is now on my favorite author list. Park uses alternates between Sun-Hee's and her brother's, Tae-Yul, POV during the Japanese Occupation of Korea. While watching their parents, uncle, and other adults in their lives, Sun-Hee and Tae-Yul still see the world as children and ask many questions. They've known they are Korean, but have only lived with the Japanese Occupation. Sun-Hee knows there are secrets to keep away from Japanese ears, but struggles to understand the struggles the family is going through.

This book is written as a middle-grade novel, but YA and adults will enjoy this book as well.

Linda Sue Park is descriptive in her writing, and she brings the characters, Korea, and its customs to life. For readers who know little about Korea before and during the WWll, When My Name was Keoko will spark an interest in learning more.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Story that needed to be told.

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021

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Story that would be a little hard to believe if I hadn’t spent time in Asia and Korea. It’s frightening, scary and to think it happened less than 100 years ago. Definitely worth the read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park

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This is the story of five years in the life of a Korean family during the Japanese occupation of their homeland at the beginning of WWII. They were determined to maintain their Korean identity under the noses of the Japanese soldiers who intended to destroy their nation. All Koreans were forced to adopt Japanese names--hence the title: Kim Sun-hee became Keoko during this time. Set in Korea from 1940 to 1945, the story is told alternately by the 10-year old daughter and her 13 year old brother. There are elements of stifled celebration, pathos, great courage, suspense and a satisfying ending.

The author's note is informative. Portions of the story come from her own family, and she recounts other examples of Japanese domination of the Korean people. She also includes a bibliography for further reading.

I really liked the book (and I am an old lady!). It's a piece of history that I knew nothing about--I have the impression that the Japanese were trying to do to Korea what Germany tried to do the the Jews! It's worthwhile reading for higher elementary grades and above.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I'd wish it wasn't this short

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The story in the novel is good, following two young Korean children during the time of the Japanese invasion and subsequent occupation of the peninsula. The innonence in their voices, when describing events that you know what they amount to, but are fully out of reach from their almost pure minds, is shivering and at times haunting. It is a "don't forget" testimony to the horrors of war, but still a more positive perspective than one that can be gathered from those who knew nothing but suffering, or even those who even didn't make it. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars, as stated in the title, is that I found the novel quite short, and I wish more details, something that would give us a better understanding of the characters, was given, in essence, to make the story deeper. There is nothing wrong with this, of course, and that's just my opinion, so I'd still recommend it to anyone interested in Korea, WW 2, or a children's tale of endurance during hard times.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book

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Very good book for 6-9th graders, definitely love the flow of the book

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Nicole J

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2016

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This book is a great read, loved every page it's based on the accounts of both the sister and brother which I loved and taught me more about Korea as a whole during World War 2 worth the read definitely!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The values and that we can be happy anywhere w our loved ones.

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It taught me how really small things can be v weird for s/o who has never encountered them. It consists of 196 pages.I would have liked if it had more pages. I thought there'd be more suspense but I wasn't v curious about what would happen at the end even though I've never read korean history. But it's a beautiful story. It tells the perspective of two people but isn't repetitive. And would definitely make you want to know history of other countries as well. it's a story of common people living in certain time period and how certain changes were like for them and doesn't dig into things like how politics worked .

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This book is one of the best books I have read. It truly brought tears to my eyes. The way the author has captured the emotions of the characters is amazing. Has a great plot, dramatic twist and amazing ending. I would not suggest this book to younger readers as it has some heavy themes. Overall, an amazing book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A sweet read.

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Perspective of a young bother and sister of the rule of Japan over Korea during World War II.

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아동역사소설에 대한 대안적 접근 - 『요코 이야기』와 『내 이름이 교코였을 때』에 나타난 문화 간비대칭성에 따른 차이 읽기 -

An Alternative Approach to Children`s History Novels: Reading the Difference Incurred by Asymmetry between Cultures Found in So Far from the Bamboo Grove and When My Name Was Keoko

류연지 ( Ryu Yeonji )

건국대학교 동화와번역연구소2017

동화와 번역 33권 83-108(26pages)

UCI I410-ECN-0102-2018-800-000561745

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『요코 이야기』(So Far from the Bamboo Grove)는 일본계 미국작가 요코 가와시마왓킨스(Yoko Kawashima Watkins)가 어린 시절의 전쟁경험을 바탕으로 쓴 자전소설로 미국에서 처음 발표되고 큰 인기를 끌게 된다. 하지만 오늘날까지도 한일 양국에서 민감한 일제강점기를 배경으로 하고 있어, 이후 미국에서 이야기의 역사적 사실여부에 관한 논란이 불거지게 되고 이어 한국과 일본에서도 출판이 거부되는 사태에 이른다. 이와 같은 논란 뒤에 한국계 미국작가 린다 수 박(Linda Sue Park)이 세계의 어린이들에게 한국의 역사를 올바로 알리기 위한 목적으로 『내 이름이 교코였을때』 (When My Name Was Kyoko)를 출판하면서 아동역사소설의 역사문제에 관한 논의에서 두 작품이 종종 비교되어왔다. 『내 이름이 교코였을 때』는 『요코 이야기』와같이 일제의 식민통치시기를 배경으로 하고 있을 뿐 아니라 아동을 중심인물로 하여 가족의 이야기를 다루고 있다는 점에서 유사점이 있다. 하지만 같은 시대적 상황을 한 편에서는 일본계 미국인의 시각으로 다른 한 편에서는 한국계 미국인의 시각으로 접근하고 있기에 두 작품 사이의 간극은 분명 존재할 것이며, 이것이 그 동안 두 작품에 대한 논의에서 작품분석보다는 역사문제에 관한 비평이 주를 이뤄 온 이유일 것이다. 본 연구는 기존의 역사적 사실여부에 대한 논의를 넘어서 아동역사소설에 대한 대안적 접근으로서 `문화 간 비대칭성에 따른 차이 읽기`를 제안한다. 『요코 이야기』의 요코(Yoko)와 『내 이름이 교코였을 때』의 순희(Sun-hee)의 모습을 관찰하며 순희는 개인을 희생하더라도 `가족`을 가장 중요한 가치로 두는 가족주의적 문화 속에서 살아가고 있는 반면, 요코는 성별과 나이와 상관없이 개인화된 문화 속에서 독립적으로 성장하고 있음을 보았다. 순희의 가족이 보여주는 문화는 린다 수 박이 공유하고자 했던 한국의 민족적 정체성이 반영된 것이며, 공동체문화보다 개인이 강조되고 있는 요코의 이야기는 일제강점기 일본이라는 국가로부터 개인을 개별화하여 그 역사적 죄의식으로부터 벗어나 개인의 정체성을 구축하고자 하는 작가의 의도가 반영된 것일지 모른다. 순희와 요코가 두 사람이 다른 문화 속에서 다른 모습으로 성장해가는 것이 보편적이듯이, 서로 다른 문화권에서 나고 자란 두 작가가 한 역사적 사건을 경험하고 해석하는 시각 또한 다를 수 있겠다. 즉 순희와 요코가 경험한 `역사적 사실`의 차이는 린다 수 박과 요코 왓킨스를 둘러싼 `문화`의 차이에서부터 시작된 것으로 우리는 두 작품을 비롯한 아동역사소설에서 `역사의 사실성`과 함께 `문화의 비대칭성`을 읽어낼 수 있어야 한다.

So Far from the Bamboo Grove is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Yoko Kawashima Watkins, a Japanese American writer, based on her childhood experience. It was published in the United States and gained tremendous popularity. However, this novel aroused controversy over whether its story was historically true or not in the United States, and its publication was rejected both in Korea and even Japan since it uses the period of Japanese colonial rule, a sensitive subject in both Korea and Japan, as its backdrop. After Linda Sue Park, a Korean American writer published When My Name Was Keoko to let children around the world know about Korean history, these two novels have often been compared when it comes to historical issues in historical fiction novels for children. When My Name Was Keoko bears resemblance to So Far from the Bamboo Grove in that its temporal background is the period of Japanese colonial rule over Korea and its main characters are children. These two novels obviously have a distinction because one approaches the situations of the times from the perspective of a Japanese American while the other comes from the perspective of a Korean American. This is why discussions on these novels have been more concerned with historical issues than analyses. This study proposes “reading into the differences incurred by asymmetry among cultures” as an alternative approach to children`s historical fiction novels, moving beyond the discussion on preexisting historical facts. When observing Yoko in So Far from the Bamboo Grove and Sunhee in When My Name Was Keoko, one comes to realize that Sunhee lives in a family culture that regards family as the most important value whereas Yoko grows independently in an individualized culture. It is typical for two writers who were brought up in different cultures to have different perspectives from which they experience and interpret the same historical event. That is, the historical differences Sunhee and Yoko have ever experienced are due to differences in their cultures. We should be able to read “historical reality” and “cultural asymmetry” in such children`s historical novels as the two stories mentioned above.

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