korea (south)

"This book describes the holidays and traditions in South Korea that celebrate important dates in history, religion, royal ceremonies, and changes in the seasons."--Provided by publisher.

When Hee Jun's family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home, where none of his classmates look like him and he can't understand anything the teacher says - even when she speaks s-l-o-w-l-y and loudly to him.

What is it like to live in or visit South Korea? What makes South Korea's culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of South Korean people.

"Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was an adult when her mother revealed a family secret: she was separated from her sister during the Korean War. It's not an uncommon story--the peninsula was split down the 38th parallel, dividing one country into two. As many fled violence in the north, not everyone was able to make it south. Her mother's story inspired Gendry-Kim to begin interviewing her and other Koreans separated by the war; that research fueled a deeply resonant graphic novel. The Waiting is the fictional story of Gwija, told by her novelist daughter Jina. When Gwija was 17 years old, after hearing that the Japanese were seizing unmarried girls, her family married her in a hurry to a man she didn't know. Japan fell, Korea gained its independence, and the couple started a family. But peace didn't come. The young family--now four--fled south. On the road, while breastfeeding and changing her daughter, Gwija was separated from her husband and son. Then 70 years passed. Seventy years of waiting. Gwija is now an elderly woman and Jina can't stop thinking about the promise she made to help find her brother"--From the publisher's web site.

Twins Tomi and Marisol travel to South Korea with their parents and accidentally get detained in North Korea with their aunt Bernadette.

Provides insight into the future of North and South Korea, discussing the dynamics between North and South Korea in the twenty-first century as well as the geography, history, government, politics, economy, society, culture, and contemporary issues of the Korean peninsula.

Learn fun facts about South Korea, from its early history to its current politics and culture.

"It's 1983 during South Korea's Fifth Republic, a military regime that has entrenched its power through censorship, torture, and the murder of protesters.. In this charged political climate a freshman named Kim Hyun Sook seeks refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invites her to his reading group, she expects to talk about Moby Dick, Hamlet, The Scarlet Letter. Instead she finds herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club, And as Hyun Sook discovers, in a totalitarian regime, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence"--Back cover.

"Somin and Junu are helping Miyoung and Jihoon heal from their recent trauma when a new supernatural threat arises"--Provided by publisher.