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The House Before Falling into the Sea
Kirkus Best Books of the Year
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
2024 Freeman Book Awards
Horn Book Fanfare
***Three starred reviews***
A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.
Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her familyâs house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge âbefore falling into the sea,â and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung's city too, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop, Kyung is upsetâshe wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents, her new friend Sunhee, and Sunheeâs father, Kyung realizes something important: Weâre stronger when we have each other, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift weâll never regret.
*âA poignant tale of light in the darknessâand compassion in times of war.ââKirkus Reviews
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
2024 Freeman Book Awards
Horn Book Fanfare
***Three starred reviews***
A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.
Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her familyâs house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge âbefore falling into the sea,â and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung's city too, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop, Kyung is upsetâshe wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents, her new friend Sunhee, and Sunheeâs father, Kyung realizes something important: Weâre stronger when we have each other, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift weâll never regret.
*âA poignant tale of light in the darknessâand compassion in times of war.ââKirkus Reviews
Kirkus Best Books of the Year
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
2024 Freeman Book Awards
Horn Book Fanfare
***Three starred reviews***
A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.
Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her familyâs house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge âbefore falling into the sea,â and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung's city too, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop, Kyung is upsetâshe wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents, her new friend Sunhee, and Sunheeâs father, Kyung realizes something important: Weâre stronger when we have each other, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift weâll never regret.
*âA poignant tale of light in the darknessâand compassion in times of war.ââKirkus Reviews
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
2024 Freeman Book Awards
Horn Book Fanfare
***Three starred reviews***
A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.
Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her familyâs house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge âbefore falling into the sea,â and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung's city too, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop, Kyung is upsetâshe wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents, her new friend Sunhee, and Sunheeâs father, Kyung realizes something important: Weâre stronger when we have each other, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift weâll never regret.
*âA poignant tale of light in the darknessâand compassion in times of war.ââKirkus Reviews
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The House Before Falling into the Seaâ
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Kirkus Best Books of the Year
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
2024 Freeman Book Awards
Horn Book Fanfare
***Three starred reviews***
A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.
Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her familyâs house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge âbefore falling into the sea,â and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung's city too, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop, Kyung is upsetâshe wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents, her new friend Sunhee, and Sunheeâs father, Kyung realizes something important: Weâre stronger when we have each other, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift weâll never regret.
*âA poignant tale of light in the darknessâand compassion in times of war.ââKirkus Reviews
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
2024 Freeman Book Awards
Horn Book Fanfare
***Three starred reviews***
A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.
Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her familyâs house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge âbefore falling into the sea,â and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung's city too, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop, Kyung is upsetâshe wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents, her new friend Sunhee, and Sunheeâs father, Kyung realizes something important: Weâre stronger when we have each other, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift weâll never regret.
*âA poignant tale of light in the darknessâand compassion in times of war.ââKirkus Reviews
