In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows.

Their journey is terrifying--and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Author: Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/12/2008
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780688131159
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 387 / So Far from the Bamboo Grove


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/16/1994

About the Author
Watkins, Yoko Kawashima: -

Yoko Kawashima Watkins received The Courage of Conscience Award from the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts, which cited her as an inspiration to young people throughout America and the world.