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Sookan, a 15‑year‑old, navigates daily life in a refugee village in Pusan while holding onto hope that the ongoing civil war will end and her family will be reunited in Seoul.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Sook Nyul Choi
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