A Step from Heaven
(eBook)

English

UG
Level 4.2, 6 Points

Enki Library eBook.

"A Korean American girl tells of her acculturation into American life from the day she leaves Korea as a child to adulthood."--,Provided by publisher.

"In this first novel, a young girl describes her family's bittersweet experience i the United States after their emigration from Korea. While going up and up into the sky on the flight form Korea to California, four-year-old Young Ju concludes that they are on their way to heaven-America is heaven! After they arrive however, Young Ju and her parents and little brother struggle in their new world, weighed down by the difficulty of learning English, their insular family life, and the traditions of the country they left behind. An Na's striking language authentically reflects the process of acculturation as Yong Ju grows from a child to an adult."--,Provided by publisher.