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Middle school student Junie Kim turns inward and becomes depressed after enduring the taunts of a school bus bully and a racist incident happens at school. While working on a school assignment to interview a family elder, Junie learns of her Korean grandparents' sufferings and courage during the Korean War and learns to unpack her own courage to face the racism surrounding her.
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In North Korea, 1950, twelve-year-old Sora Pak and her eight-year-old brother, Youngsoo, find their lives changed forever when war between the North and South breaks out and a bombing leaves them all on their own. To survive, Sora must get herself and Youngsoo to South Korea alone, which means crossing dangerous rivers, mountain ranges, and territory occupied by the enemy--even through Pyongyang itself.
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