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Year of Impossible Goodbyes
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Year of Impossible Goodbyes (1990) (edit title/settings)

by Sook Nyul Choi (Author) (edit contributors)

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After enduring the cruelties of the Japanese military, occupying Korea in 1945, ten-year-old Sookan and her family must face a life under the rule of communism, and decide, instead, to flee to America. Reprint. K. SLJ. C. NYT. AB.

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  • Sookan: Main character of this book.
  • Grandfather: he is really kind and very wise.
  • Inchun: Cute boy with a "wise man" in him.
  • Mother: she will do anything to help save and comfort her children and family!
  • Kisa: he is sooo nice and does everything he can to help the family and the other koreans, even if it risks his life!
  • Unki: a good friend that is exactly the same thing that sookan is!
  • Haiwon: she is really nice and does everying thing to make the socks the best!
  • Okja: nice and interesting sock girl!
  • Mrs. Kim: weird and easliy fooled!
  • Tiger: sooo kind!!!!!!
  • Dobraski: He is a kind, Russian soldier.
  • Theresa: A woman who is seen as putting herself before others.
  • Captain Narita: Captain who is cruel to everyone. He is Japanese and does not allow any Korean to be practiced.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Kirimni, Pyongyang, North Korea
  • Mother Russia: Russia.
  • Pyongyang: Capital of North Korea, most action takes place here.
  • Manchuria: Located in China.
  • Kirimni: Specifically where most of the action takes place in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Small clusters of pale green needles emerged from the old weathered pine tree in our front yard.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sook Nyul Choi (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Publication Date: 1990
ISBN: 0395574196
Page Count: 176

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