{"product_id":"in-the-tunnel-hardcover","title":"In the Tunnel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope, a companion to the Freeman Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eBrother's Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMyung-gi knows war is coming: War between North and South Korea. Life in communist North Korea has become more and more unbearable--there is no freedom of speech, movement, association, or thought--and his parents have been carefully planning the family's escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when his father is abducted by the secret police, all those plans fall apart. How can Myung-gi leave North Korea without his dad? Especially when he believes that the abduction was his fault? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet during a cataclysmic war which shaped the world we know today, this is the story of one boy's coming-of-age during a time when inhumanity, lawlessness, and terror reigned supreme. Myung-gi, his mother, and his twelve-year-old sister Yoomee do everything they can to protect one another. But gentle, quiet, bookish Myung-gi has plans to find his father at any cost--even if it means joining the army and being sent to the front lines, where his deepest fears await him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Book Riot Best New Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absolute must-read.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\"Vivid, powerful.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Moving.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Searing. . . . Beautifully written.\"--Book Riot\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Lee, a marketer-turned-writer, lives in an Atlanta suburb with her three children and her husband. A first-generation American, her mother escaped North Korea during the Korean War and later immigrated to the United States. Julie studied history at Cornell before working in advertising in Manhattan, eventually relocating to the South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.35 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757440532768,"sku":"9780823450398","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ed358be29d6926a37d38a7844084b51a_ec52ce5e-1717-4fe4-a5fb-1e44ca6e67fa.webp?v=1780102809","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-tunnel-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}