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In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows.

Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It''s a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko''s brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

So Far from the Bamboo Grove

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    A Paperback / softback by Yoko Kawashima Watkins

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 12 August 2008
      ISBN-13 9780688131159
      978-0688131159
      ISBN-10 0688131158

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows.

      Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It''s a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko''s brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

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