{"product_id":"in-the-tunnel-9780823459018","title":"In the Tunnel","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julie Lee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - Survival Stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45114969686167,"sku":"9780823459018","price":773.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780823459018.webp?v=1768546539","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/in-the-tunnel-9780823459018","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}