- Overview
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A girl learns life lessons about growing up after her picture is Photoshopped, transforming her life.
- Book Intro
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Jian, the protagonist of Photoshop Goddess, wants to be an idol star. She dreams of becoming a singer who is internationally famous like a K-Pop celebrity. However, her "ugly" look is an obstacle against realizing her dream. Not only her male classmates, but her own mother hurts her feelings by criticizing her appearance. Jian herself has always felt daunted by her looks. As a present, one day Jian's friend Hyerim, who happens to be good at Photoshop, gives Jian a picture where Jian has been beautifully transformed through Photoshop. Thanks to this photo, Jian gets the chance to participate in an audition. However, the rouse is up and she doesn't pass the audition. Despite the result, Jian doesn't give up, and with the support and solidarity of Hyerim, learns to grow up. In this story, you can see a regular girl challenge the world and break through to realize her dreams. Young readers will find the courage and hope they need to make their dreams come true.
- About the Author
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Je Sungeun
(English) After receiving the Saebom Literature Award, she became a fairy tale writer and won the script competition at the Chuncheon Puppet Festival. Her major works include original fairy tales such as "The Apartment Collecting Noise," "Adolescence vs. Menopause," "Adolescence vs. Dad's Menopause," "The Ghost in the Group Chat," "Family in the Group Chat," "I Want to See the Unseen," and "The Nagging Center," as well as picture books such as "The Dancing Towel" and "Counting Eyebrows Day."
(Japanese) セボッ文学賞を受賞して童話作家になり、春川人形劇祭台本公募展で受賞しました。主な作品に、創作童話『思春期対更年期』、『思春期対パパ更年期』、『グループトークルームの幽霊』、『グループトークルームの家族』、『見なかった目買います』、『小言センター』などがあり、絵本に『踊るタオル』、『眉毛を数える日』などがあります。
Guk Minji
(Russian) Кук Минчжи любит наблюдать за вещами и предметами, и они часто попадают в ее фантазии. Когда их стало очень много, она стала рисовать картины. Она стала иллюстратором для таких сказок как как «Вот что случилось однажды», «Наша классная руководительница робот с искусственным интеллектом», «Слэм-данк в тринадцать лет», «Дом, собирающий шум» и т.д.
(English) Guk Minji is an illustrator who likes to daydream and observe the world around her, the main sources of her illustrations. She also illustrated One Day I Found that Boy…, My Teacher Is AI, Dunk Shot of a Thirteen-year-old, and My Apartment Collects Noises.
Books she has illustrated include Still Happy, My Neighbor Tonggu, A Zoo in a Sunny Village Apartment, Our Shiny.
