In early 19th century Korea, after Sang-hee's father injures his ankle, Sang-hee attempts to take over the task of lighting the evening fire, which signals to the palace that all is well. Includes historical notes.
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Park, Linda Sue | THE FIREKEEPER'S SON In early 19th century Korea, after Sang-hee's father injures his ankle, Sang-hee attempts to take over the task of lighting the evening fire, which signals to the palace that all is well. Includes historical notes. |
2004 | unpaged | Find it at your Public Library! |
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Holman, Sheri | SONDOK PRINCESS OF THE MOON AND STARS The Royal Diaries series In a series of messages placed in her grandmother's ancestral jar, a seventh-century princess and future ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla vents her frustration at not being permitted to study astronomy because she is a girl. |
2002 | 159 p. | Find it at your Public Library! |
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Neuberger, Anne | THE GIRL-SON Based on the life of Induk Pahk, a Korean educator, whose widowed mother disguised her as a boy at the age of eight in order for her to attend school, a choice forbidden to girls in the early twentieth century in that country. |
1995 | 115 p. | Find it at your Public Library! |
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Park, Linda Sue | THE KITE-FLIERS In Korea in 1473, 11-year-old Young-sup overcomes his rivalry with his older brother Kee-sup, who as the first born son receives special treatment from their father, and combines his kite-flying skill with Kee-sup's kite-making skill in an attempt to win the New Year kite-fighting competition. |
2000 | 133 p. | Find it at your Public Library! |