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<p>2001 National Book Award Nominee <br>When she is five, Young Ju Park and her family move from Korea to California. During the flight, they climb so far into the sky she concludes they are on their way to Heaven, that Heaven must be in America. Heaven is also where her grandfather is. When she learns the distinction, she is so disappointed she wants to go home to her grandmother. Trying to console his niece, Uncle Tim suggests that maybe America can be &quot;a step from Heaven.&quot; Life in America, however, presents problems for Young Ju's family. Her father becomes depressed, angry, and violent. Jobs are scarce and money is even scarcer. When her brother is born, Young Ju experiences firsthand her father's sexism as he confers favored status upon the boy who will continue to carry the Park name. In a wrenching climactic scene, her father beats her mother so severely that Young Ju calls the police. Soon afterward, her father goes away and the family begins to heal.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In her mesmerizing first novel, Na traces the life of Korean-born Young Ju from the age of four through her teenage years, wrapping up her story just a few weeks before she leaves for

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Author

Na, An

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780142500279

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

3.76 / 5 (5,827 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14