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When My Name Was Keoko Paperback - 2012
by Linda Sue Park
A stirring novel of South Korea during World War II where a family must secretly protect their flag, their folktales, and their Korean culture from the watchful eye of the Japanese occupation, written by a Newbery Medalist ("A Single Shard").
Summary
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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- Title When My Name Was Keoko
- Author Linda Sue Park
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Date 2012-04-17
- ISBN 9780547722399 / 0547722397
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 10 to 12 years
- Grade levels 5 - 7
- Reading level 670
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Korean
- Library of Congress subjects Courage, Families
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"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."
Kirkus Reviews with Pointers
"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
Kirkus Reviews with Pointers
"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
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