- Overview
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- Book Intro
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(English) Becoming Bear at 15 Years Old
Changbi Youth Literature Award-winning author Chu Jungkyung's new work
“Breaking news. Adolescents across the country are turning into animals!”
Writer Chu Jungkyung, who has been loved by readers for a long time with books such as 『Bunker』 and 『My Name is Mango』, returns with her new feature novel. 『Becoming Bear at 15 Years Old』 is a work that depicts the twists and turns of growth of children who suddenly became animals due to an unknown phenomenon. unfolds in a way Through the story of eight children who have turned into animals with their own personalities little by little, we can get a glimpse of the reality and concerns of teenagers going through puberty.
- About the Author
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Choo Jeong-kyung
(English) She worked as a broadcasting writer. She won the 4th Changbi Youth Literature Award with "My Name is Mango" (2011), a thrilling adventure story about a 17-year-old girl who left for Cambodia with her mother, with the praise of "opening up the undiscovered areas of youth literature". She also wrote "Bunker" (2013), a story about wounded boys hiding in a secret bunker under the Han River Bridge, and "Black Dog" (2019), a mystery novel about uncovering a conspiracy that suddenly involves a promising tennis player. In 2021, she published a genre novel, "He Comes Riding a White Cadillac," which combines film noir and science fiction.