So Far From The Bamboo Grove

Author : Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062347114

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So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins Pdf

In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows. Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Author : Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994-05-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780688131159

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So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins Pdf

In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows. Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Author : Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-23
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781439107874

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My Brother, My Sister, and I by Yoko Kawashima Watkins Pdf

The author of the critically acclaimed SO FAR FROM THE BAMBOO GROVE continues her autobiography, describing the hardships, poverty, tragedies, and struggles of life for her and her two older siblings, living as refugees in post-World War II Japan.

Author : Linda Sue Park
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780702251269

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When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park Pdf

A heartwarming tale of courage, resilience and hope from master storyteller and winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal, Linda Sue Park. When her name was Keoko, Japan owned Korea, and Japanese soldiers ordered people around, telling them what they could do or say, even what sort of flowers they could grow. When her name was Keoko, World War II came to Korea, and her friends and relatives had to work and fight for Japan. When her name was Keoko, she never forgot her name was actually Kim Sun-hee. And no matter what she was called, she was Korean. Not Japanese. Inspired by true-life events, this amazing story reveals what happens when your culture, country and identity are threatened.

Author : Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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In a Grove (竹林中) by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Novel Units, Incorporated
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : 1581305788

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So Far from the Bamboo Grove Novel Units Teacher Guide by Anonim Pdf

Though she is Japanese, 11-year-old Yoko has lived with her family in Korea all her life. When World War II comes to an end, Koreans rise up to take control of their homeland. Yoko and her family are forced to flee their home, and their harrowing journey to safety is the backbone of this remarkable survival story.

Author : Susann Cokal
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763669072

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The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal Pdf

A 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book A young seamstress and a royal nursemaid find themselves at the center of an epic power struggle in this stunning young-adult debut. On the eve of Princess Sophia’s wedding, the Scandinavian city of Skyggehavn prepares to fete the occasion with a sumptuous display of riches: brocade and satin and jewels, feasts of sugar fruit and sweet spiced wine. Yet beneath the veneer of celebration, a shiver of darkness creeps through the palace halls. A mysterious illness plagues the royal family, threatening the lives of the throne’s heirs, and a courtier’s wolfish hunger for the king’s favors sets a devious plot in motion. Here in the palace at Skyggehavn, things are seldom as they seem — and when a single errant prick of a needle sets off a series of events that will alter the course of history, the fates of seamstress Ava Bingen and mute nursemaid Midi Sorte become irrevocably intertwined with that of mad Queen Isabel. As they navigate a tangled web of palace intrigue, power-lust, and deception, Ava and Midi must carve out their own survival any way they can.

Author : Yei Theodora Ozaki
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki Pdf

This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore. Grateful acknowledgment is due to Mr. Y. Yasuoka, Miss Fusa Okamoto, my brother Nobumori Ozaki, Dr. Yoshihiro Takaki, and Miss Kameko Yamao, who have helped me with translations. The story which I have named “The Story of the Man who did not Wish to Die” is taken from a little book written a hundred years ago by one Shinsui Tamenaga. It is named Chosei Furo, or “Longevity.” “The Bamboo-cutter and the Moon-child” is taken from the classic “Taketari Monogatari,” and is NOT classed by the Japanese among their fairy tales, though it really belongs to this class of literature. The pictures were drawn by Mr. Kakuzo Fujiyama, a Tokio artist. In telling these stories in English I have followed my fancy in adding such touches of local color or description as they seemed to need or as pleased me, and in one or two instances I have gathered in an incident from another version. At all times, among my friends, both young and old, English or American, I have always found eager listeners to the beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan, and in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West...FROM THE BOOKS.

Author : Sook Nyul Choi
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1991-09-13
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547348742

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Year Of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi Pdf

This autobiographical story tells of ten-year-old Sookan and her family's suffering and humiliation in Korea, first under Japanese rule and after the Russians invade, and of a harrowing escape to South Korea.

Author : Frances Park,Ginger Park
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781590788264

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My Freedom Trip by Frances Park,Ginger Park Pdf

The story of a young girl's escape from North Korea, based on the life of the authors' mother, Soo Park.

Author : Sheila Gordon
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : 0440226988

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Waiting for the Rain by Sheila Gordon Pdf

This novel shows the bonds of friendship under the strain of apartheid as two lifelong friends, Tengo and Frikkie, come of age amidst the tragedy of South Africa.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410358417

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A Study Guide for Yoko Kawashima Watkins's "So Far From the Bamboo Grove" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Yoko Kawashima Watkins's "So Far From the Bamboo Grove," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : April Henry
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780805098662

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The Body in the Woods by April Henry Pdf

Alexis, Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for her mom's mental illness, Nick's bravado hides his fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world that doesn't understand her. When the three teens join Portland County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, they are teamed up to search for a autistic man lost in the woods. What they find instead is a dead body. In a friendship that will be forged in danger, fear and courage, the three team up to find the girl's killer—before he can strike one of their own. This first book in April Henry's Point Last Seen YA mystery series, The Body in the Woods is full of riveting suspense, putting readers right in the middle of harrowing rescues and crime scene investigations. This title has Common Core connections.

Author : James Patterson
Publisher : jimmy patterson
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316317573

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Word of Mouse by James Patterson Pdf

A very special mouse escapes from a lab to find his missing family in this charming story of survival, determination, and the power of friendship. What makes Isaiah so unique? First, his fur is as blue as the sky—which until recently was something he'd never seen, but had read all about. That's right: Isaiah can read and write. He can also talk to humans . . . if any of them are willing to listen! After a dramatic escape from a mysterious laboratory, Isaiah is separated from his "mischief" (which is the word for a mouse family) and has to survive in the dangerous outdoors, and hopefully find his missing family. But in a world of cruel cats, hungry owls, and terrified people, it's hard for a young, lone mouse to make it alone. When he meets an equally unusual and lonely human girl named Hailey, the two soon learn that true friendship can transcend all barriers.

Author : Yoko K. Watkins
Publisher : Everbind
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0784807965

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So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko K. Watkins Pdf

A fictionalized autobiography in which eight-year-old Yoko escapes from Korea to Japan with her mother and sister at the end of World War II.