In the Tunnel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823450398)

Trapped 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 Brother's Keeper.

Myung-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.

But 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?

Set 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.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Book Riot Best New Book of 2023
"An absolute must-read."--Booklist, starred review
"Vivid, powerful."--School Library Journal
"Moving."--Publishers Weekly
"Searing. . . . Beautifully written."--Book Riot

Author: Julie Lee
ISBN-10: 0823450392
ISBN-13: 9780823450398
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.43w x 1.42d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/10/2023
School Library Journal 05/01/2023 pg. 78
Booklist 05/15/2023 pg. 60
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2023 pg. 76