The conclusion to the remarkable story of the young Korean heroine of Year of Impossible Goodbyes and Echoes of the White Giraffe. Sookan travels to the United States to begin her freshman year of college where she faces the difficulties of leaving her family and beginning a new life in a foreign land.
-
Creators
-
Publisher
-
Release date
September 26, 1994 -
Formats
-
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780547562407
-
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780547562407
- File size: 495 KB
-
-
Languages
- English
-
Levels
- ATOS Level: 5.2
- Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
- Text Difficulty: 4
-
Reviews
-
Publisher's Weekly
August 29, 1994
Sookan, the young Korean heroine of Year of Impossible Goodbyes and Echoes of the White Giraffe, has arrived in the United States to attend a women's college at the start of Choi's latest novel, set in 1954-1955. Having survived the war in her homeland, Sookan now faces the challenges of learning English and adapting to a new culture while keeping up with her studies and making friends during her freshman year. She works harder than anyone else and endears herself to her classmates, roommate and professors. But the pressures of too much work, combined with homesickness, lead to exhaustion-and a more relaxed approach to the college experience. When she receives bad news from her family in Seoul, she struggles to ``turn her pain into pearls of wisdom and understanding,'' as her mother has always urged. Despite some poignant scenes, this novel lacks the emotional depth and clear, exciting story lines of its predecessors. Sookan plays an almost martyrly role here, and the first-person narration shows her continually praising herself or being praised by others for her kindness and good deeds; her strength and spunk are conspicuously absent. Admirers of the earlier works may find this pristine, cheery world rather dull. Ages 12-up.
-
Formats
- OverDrive Read
- EPUB ebook
Languages
- English
Levels
- ATOS Level:5.2
- Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
- Text Difficulty:4
Loading
Why is availability limited?
×Availability can change throughout the month based on the library's budget. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again.
The Kindle Book format for this title is not supported on:
×Read-along ebook
×The OverDrive Read format of this ebook has professional narration that plays while you read in your browser. Learn more here.