{"product_id":"in-the-tunnel-julie-lee-9780823450398","title":"In the Tunnel","description":"\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823450392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823450398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.43w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 76","brand":"Julie Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077904167167,"sku":"9780823450398","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98631ad7-98b3-4d51-98f1-25733c893829.jpg?v=1685472418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-tunnel-julie-lee-9780823450398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}