Book
A step from heaven
Record details
- ISBN: 1481442368
- ISBN: 9781481442367 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 148144235X
- ISBN: 9781481442350 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1481442368 : PAP
- ISBN: 9781481442367 : PAP
- ISBN: 9781481442350 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 148144235X (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781481442367 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1481442368 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
148 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First Atheneum hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum, 2016.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Originally published: Alpine, Texas : Front Street Press, 2001. |
| Summary, etc.: | A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America. |
| Awards Note: | Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2002. National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, 2001. IRA Children's and Young Adult's Book Award for Young Adult--Fiction, 2002. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Korean Americans Juvenile fiction Korean Americans Fiction Family life Fiction Emigration and immigration Fiction |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | YA FIC AN (Text) | 34014150077247 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Milford Public Library | AN Na (Text) | 34013140786750 | Young Adult Paperback | Available | - |
A Step from Heaven
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Summary
A Step from Heaven
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) From master storyteller An Na comes the Printz Award-winning novel about a Korean girl who tells her firsthand account of trying to find her place and identity in America from the day she leaves Korea as a child to her rocky journey through the teenage years. At age four, Young Ju moves with her parents from Korea to Southern California. She has always imagined America would be like heaven: easy, blissful, and full of riches. But when her family arrives, she finds it to be the opposite. With a stubborn language barrier and cultural dissimilarities, not only is it impossible to make friends, but even her family's internal bonds are wavering. Her parents' finances are strained, yet her father's stomach is full of booze. As Young Ju's once solid and reliable family starts tearing apart, her younger brother begins to gain more freedom and respect simply because of his gender. Young Ju begins to lose all hope in the dream she once held--the heaven she longs for. Even as she begins to finally fit in, a cataclysmic family event will change her idea of heaven forever. But it also helps her to recognize the strength she holds, and envision the future she desires, and deserves.
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