When My Name Was Keoko

책 속에 푹 빠져 읽을 수 있는 아주 강력한 스토리.책을 읽은 청소년의 지적, 정서적, 공감능력으로 세상을 바꿀 수 있다고 믿는 저자의 소신이 그대로 느껴지는 매우 매력적인 인물들과 스토리. 개인적으로 100세이신 할머님이 들려주시던 옛 이야기들과 부모님의 어린 시절 얘기를 이야기속 인물들의 입장에서 영어표현들로 더 깊이 몰입해서 생생하게 느낄 수 있었다
Sun-hee and her older brother, Tae-yul, live in Korea with their parents. Because Korea is under Japanese occupation, the children study Japanese and speak it at school. Their own language, their flag, the folktales Uncle tells them?even their names?are all part of the Korean culture that is now forbidden. When World War II comes to Korea, Sun-hee is surprised that the Japanese expect their Korean subjects to fight on their side. But the greatest shock of all comes when Tae-yul enlists in the Japanese army in an attempt to protect Uncle, who is suspected of aiding the Korean resistance. Sun-hee stays behind, entrusted with the life-and-death secrets of a family at war.