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[ 책 소개 ]
* Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award
* A National Book Award Finalist
* An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
미국에서 주목받는 대표적인 교포 작가의 서정적이고 감동적인 작품이며, 국내에서는 "여기는 천국이 아니야"라는 제목으로 번역서가 출간되었습니다.
비행기가 이륙하고 창밖에 푸른 하늘로 펼쳐지자 어린 영주는 이제 천국에서 살 수 있을 거라고 생각했습니다. 천국을 기대하며 영주 가족은 미국으로 이민을 떠났지요. 그러나 그곳, 미국에서 그들이 기대하던 삶은 천국과 멀기만 했지요. 학교에서는 영어를 배우고, 집에서는 한국어로 말해야 하는 상황에서 영주는 왜 미국에 왔는지 늘 궁금했지요. 그러나 가난을 벗어나기 위해 밤낮으로 일만하는 부모, 그런 와중에 알콜중독이 되는 아빠, 가치관의 혼란 그리고 문화적 충격 속에서도 영주는 당당하게 자신만의 삶을 그리는 소녀로 성장합니다.
[ 서지 정보 ]
Edition: Paperback: 160 pages
ISBN-10: 0142500275
ISBN-13: 978-0142500279
책 크기 : 21.3cm x 13.9cm
[ 영문 서평 ]
Annotation
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.
From the Publisher
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.
Publisher's Weekly
Oh's appropriately girlish voice and measured reading bring to life Young Ju, quiet heroine of debut novelist Na's dark tale of a family of Korean immigrants, which just won the ALA's Printz Award for teenage literature. At age four, Young Ju is not happy to be leaving her Korean home and loving Halmoni (grandmother) to move with her parents to Mi Gook (America), believed to be the land of great promise. Through Young Ju's experiences, listeners hear the family unravel as difficulties mount for them in the States. Young Ju's parents struggle with several low-paying jobs, handicapped by their language barrier. Young Ju's alcoholic and bitter father abuses his wife and children and forbids Young Ju to socialize with American friends. And when her father crosses a frightening line in his cruelty, Young Ju bravely takes action that sets her mother, younger brother and herself on the path to yet another new life in America. Oh's characterization, which realistically captures this powerful contemporary story and gives authentic crispness to Korean words and phrases, will keep listeners in its grip.
Children's Literature
When four-year-old Young Ju learns she is going to move to America, she thinks her family is on its way to heaven and that she will see her deceased grandfather, Harabugi, when they arrive. Bitterly disappointed when she learns this is not true, her American uncle tries to console her by telling her that perhaps it is "a step from heaven." Young Ju believes that "In Mi Gook (America), everyone will be happy and filled with love." Unfortunately, her family brings its own problems with them, and as her father fails to find a job that will lift them from their poverty, his drinking and abuse worsen. Young Ju finds refuge in her school. She spends as much time as she can with Amanda, her American friend - friend her father views with suspicion since she is outside the Korean culture - and keeps her family's poverty a secret. The many trials of an immigrant family adjusting to life in this country appear in stark clarity through Young Ju's eyes. The struggle to assimilate and to deal with her father's abuse will leave a deep impression on middle school or high school readers.- Cherri Jones
VOYA
A Step from Heaven is an unusual book because it is about a Korean girl adapting to America from age two to eighteen. I liked that the author showed how people hear languages differently when they really do not speak them well. I also liked the realistic way that the girl lived her life, showing how her life was not always perfect. What was really sad was how her father treated her, not understanding that she suffered from being in a strange land. This book should be read by teens fourteen and up because it is somewhat painful. VOYA CODES: 4Q 4P M J S (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broad general YA appeal; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades.
KLIATT
This is An Na's first novel, certainly exhibiting an "exquisite voice" as stated in The New York Times Book Review. Based partly on her own experiences as an Asian immigrant, her work is a welcome addition to Asian American literature. Written in a series of titled vignettes, this is the tragic but ultimately triumphant story of a Korean immigrant family through the eyes of Young Ju. In a manner appropriate for all YAs, it deals with relationships, self-esteem, lying, conflict of cultures, poverty, gender differences and abuse as a result of alcoholism. The story of how the Park family adjusts to their new environment and lifestyle begins with four-year-old Young Ju hearing about the move to America and confusing it with going to heaven, and concludes with her thoughts about going off to college. Young Ju must cope with learning a new language, being forbidden to have a best friend because of the cultural influence implied in the relationship, coping with a younger brother who is treated differently than she is, and the physical abuse of herself and her brother as well as her mother at the hands of her father. This is written in the first person present tense with no burdensome narrative, which makes it appealing for younger readers with short attention spans. The manner and sensitivity of the storytelling itself will appeal to all readers. It would work well as supplemental reading for many of the social studies in areas of culture, immigration, abuse, and poverty. We will eagerly await more from this author. (Note: Winner, 2002 Michael L. Printz Award, and an ALA Best Book for YAs.) |
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9.1점 
예전에 언론에서 들었던 작품
여기는 천국이 아니야
A Mi Gook girl
