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In the Shadow of the Sun
by Anne Sibley O'Brien
Ages: 12+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic
ISBN: 978-0-545-90574-9
Keywords: North Korea, Korean Americans, Survival, Korea, Adoption
South Korean adoptee Mia must escape from North Korea with her American brother when their father is arrested. Includes factual information about N. Korea.