Not only shows the hopes, beliefs and daily life of a young girl in wartime Japan but is a touching
account of the consequences of the first nuclear bombing of a city.
* both have young female protagonists
* both present own country's perspective in a valid way
The story of the Kim family in Korea in WWII. The Japanese have occupied Korea since 1910 and
want Koreans to change names to Japanese. Quietly resisting, the Kim family remain Korean in
their homes and in their hearts.
Told by Sun-hee, (10), and her brother Tae-yul, (13), who alternate as narrators of separate chapters.
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