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Love as a foreign language

2005
Joel can't wait until his one-year tenure in Korea is up and wonders why he ever thought teaching in a foreign country would be fun until he meets Hana, the new secretary at the school. Presented in graphic novel form.

When my name was Keoko

2004
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.

Yunmi and Halmoni's trip

1997
When she goes to Korea with her grandmother, Yunmi looks forward to visiting relatives she has never seen, but she also worries about whether Halmoni will want to return to New York.

Sir Whong and the golden pig

1993
When he manages to get a loan of 1000 nyung by giving a fake golden pig as collateral, a stranger thinks that he has outwitted the wise and generous Sir Whong.

A gesture life

1999
Hardworking Franklin Hata is careful to never overstep his bounds and to always make his neighbors and customers feel comfortable, but when they learn of his forbidden affair with a Korean comfort woman, his carefully crafted reputation is destroyed.

Mr. Pak buys a story

1997
The unusual story that a wealthy couple's servant buys from a thief proves to be well worth the price.

Sun & moon

fairy tales from Korea
1982
Presents seven color-illustrated fairy tales from Korea, including "Sun & Moon" and "The Toad Bridegroom.".

The rabbit and the dragon king

based on a Korean tale
2005
Thanks to a quick-witted rabbit and a seaworthy turtle, an ill dragon king regains his desire to live.

The deer and the woodcutter

a Korean folktale
2005
Presents an illustrated Korean folktale about why the rooster crows at dawn.

Cold dark night

a novel
2012

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