In the Tunnel -- Julie Lee

<b>Trapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope, a companion to the Freeman Award-winning novel <i>Brother's Keeper</i>.</b> <p/>Myung-gi knows war is coming: War between North and South Korea. Life in communist North Korea has become more and more unbearable--there is no freedom of speech, movement, association, or thought--and his parents have been carefully planning the family's escape. <p/>But when his father is abducted by the secret police, all those plans fall apart. How can Myung-gi leave North Korea without his dad? Especially when he believes that the abduction was his fault? <p/>Set during a cataclysmic war which shaped the world we know today, this is the story of one boy's coming-of-age during a time when inhumanity, lawlessness, and terror reigned supreme. Myung-gi, his mother, and his twelve-year-old sister Yoomee do everything they can to protect one another. But gentle, quiet, bookish Myung-gi has plans to find his father at any cost--even if it means joining the army and being sent to the front lines, where his deepest fears await him. <p/><b>A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection</b><br><b>A Book Riot Best New Book of 2023</b><br>"An absolute must-read."--<i>Booklist</i>, starred review<br>"Vivid, powerful."--<i>School Library Journal</i><br>"Moving."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br>"Searing. . . . Beautifully written."--Book Riot<br><br><b>Author:</b> Julie Lee<br><