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When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park

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When My Name Was Keoko

Author
Linda Sue Park
Narrator
Jennifer Ikeda, Norm Lee
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publish Date
3 July 2015
Run Time
6 hours 12 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
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Koreans Sun-hee and her brother Tae-yul must study Japanese language and culture in school. The symbols of their beloved Korea-like its flag and the rose of Sharon tree-can never be displayed or mentioned in public. When the Emperor of Japan decrees that all Koreans must take Japanese names, Sun-hee and Tae-yul become Keoko and Nobuo. But as World War II explodes all around them, Sun-hee and Tae-yul wage their own war to stay true to their family, their country, and themselves.

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Author
Linda Sue Park
Narrator
Jennifer Ikeda, Norm Lee
Duration
6 hours 12 minutes
Release Date
3 July 2015
ISBN
9781490677033
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

Synopsis

Koreans Sun-hee and her brother Tae-yul must study Japanese language and culture in school. The symbols of their beloved Korea-like its flag and the rose of Sharon tree-can never be displayed or mentioned in public. When the Emperor of Japan decrees that all Koreans must take Japanese names, Sun-hee and Tae-yul become Keoko and Nobuo. But as World War II explodes all around them, Sun-hee and Tae-yul wage their own war to stay true to their family, their country, and themselves.

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