G353 Book Review of Blossoms and Bayonets by Jana McBurney-Lin and Hi-Dong Chai
Name of Book: Blossoms and Bayonets Author: Hi-Dong Chai, Jana McBurney-Lin ISBN: 978-0-9884940-1-5 Publisher: Redwood publishing Type of book: Japanese Occupation, WWII, 1942-1945, brotherhood, being tough, science, identity, loyalty, faith, mistreatment, Korea, food, everyday life Year it was published: 2012 Summary: Hi-Dong Chai and Jana McBurney-Lin, the award-winning author of My Half of the Sky, turn their hands to a remarkable story of a family and country torn apart by outside forces. The time is 1942, the place, Japanese-occupied Seoul, Korea. Fifteen-year-old He-Seung is full of fire, ready to take on these Japanese...if only he could convince his father, a Christian minister more concerned about saving his flock in a time when Emperor-worship has become mandatory. Since occupation, the Japanese have eradicated the Korean language, names, even the country's flower. Now they are seeking Korean boys as volunteers for their army. When his father is arreste...