- Overview
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This is a growth novel that talks about neighbors and community. The story centers around a girl named Yoojeong, who lives in a rural area.
- Book Intro
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Centering around a girl named Yoojeong who lives in a rural area in Kanghwa Island, this story from Kim Jung mi has its own charm as the characters in a rural community know how to cooperate and appreciate each other. Kim Jung mi, an author who has been trying to align her writing and life, describes issues in rural areas such as multi-cultural families, FTA, and foot-and-mouth disease in a realistic and calm manner. The narrative of the story is bright, and the author uses the perspective of a teenage girl to show her own positive perspective while discussing the topic of hope.
- About the Author
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Kim Jung-mi
In 1987, Kim Jung mi opened 'The Study Room next to the Railroad', a study room for children in Manseok-dong, Incheon. Kim started another study room in the countryside of Ganghwa in 2001 and has been seeing children in both Ganghwa and Manseok-dong. Author Kim made her literary debut in 2000 with her story Children of Kwaeng-I-Bu-Ri Village receiving the grand prize at the Changbi Good Children's Book Awards.
In addition to being the author of this national bestseller and one of the foremost producers of works for young readers, Kim Jung-mi lived with and has participated in social activism for the urban poor for over 15 years. Currently living on an island near Seoul to create an agrarian community, she continues to write stories about children who keep their spirits up despite poverty.
She has published stories for children including The Paper meal and My Sister Ahyoung, a novel for adolescents entitled Joker and Me, Thank You picture books such as The Wandering Doll Theatre and Protect the Street No. 6, and a collection of essays Go on Once Again.
