Book
A step from heaven / An Na.
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.
Record details
- ISBN: 1481442368 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781481442367 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 148 pages
- Edition: First Atheneum paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : A Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, Atheneum, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Michael L. Printz Award winner for excellence in young adult literature |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 14.99 |
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| Subject: | Korean Americans > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Emigration and immigration > Fiction. |
- Simon and Schuster
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
From master storyteller An Na comes the Printz Awardâwinning novel about a Korean girl who tells her firsthand account of trying to find her place and identity in America from the day she leaves Korea as a child to her rocky journey through the teenage years.
At age four, Young Ju moves with her parents from Korea to Southern California. She has always imagined America would be like heaven: easy, blissful, and full of riches. But when her family arrives, she finds it to be the opposite. With a stubborn language barrier and cultural dissimilarities, not only is it impossible to make friends, but even her familyâs internal bonds are wavering. Her parentsâ finances are strained, yet her fatherâs stomach is full of booze.
As Young Juâs once solid and reliable family starts tearing apart, her younger brother begins to gain more freedom and respect simply because of his gender. Young Ju begins to lose all hope in the dream she once heldâthe heaven she longs for. Even as she begins to finally fit in, a cataclysmic family event will change her idea of heaven forever. But it also helps her to recognize the strength she holds, and envision the future she desires, and deserves.
