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61) Home
Author
Language
English
Description
An angry and self-loathing veteran of the Korean War, Frank Money finds himself back in racist America after enduring trauma on the front lines that left him with more than just physical scars. His home may no longer be as he remembers it, but Frank is shocked out of his crippling apathy by the need to rescue his medically abused younger sister and take her back to the small Georgia town they come from, one which he's hated all his life.
64) Lark and Termite
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set during the 1950s in West Virginia and Korea, this is the story of two children--Lark, on the verge of adulthood, and her brother, Termite, a child unable to walk and talk but filled with radiance--who grow up with their mother and aunt while their soldier-father fights for his life during the chaotic early months of the Korean War.
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the Battle of Inchon of the Korean War. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and questions to prompt critical thinking make this an exciting and informative read.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 605 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
More than sixty years after North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, the Korean War is still not over--yet it has become a forgotten episode in American history. Now, Sheila Miyoshi Jager combines international events with previously unknown personal accounts to create a comprehensive new history of that war. From American, Korean, Soviet and Chinese perspectives, she explores its origins, development and global implications....
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the author of The Calligrapher's Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart." --
Publisher
GT Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This heartwarming and inspirational film tells the story of a young woman growing up in the 1950's who devotes her life to the service of God. However, her faith is tested with each tragedy endured on an extraordinary life journey.
80) At war in Korea
Author
Publisher
Ian Allan
Pub. Date
1982.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm
Language
English
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