description: Though Japanese, eleven-year-old Yoko has lived with her family in northern Korea near the border with China all her life. But when the Second World War comes to an end, Japanese on the Korean peninsula are suddenly in terrible danger; the Korean people want control of their homeland and they want to punish the Japanese, who have occupied their nation for many years. Yoko, her mother and sister are forced to flee from their beautiful house with its peaceful bamboo grove. Their journey is terrifying -- and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival.
language: English
title: So Far from the Bamboo Grove
titlecomplete: So Far from the Bamboo Grove
genres: Banned Books, Historical, World War II, Childrens, Japan, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 3441
series: So Far from the Bamboo Grove
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature
publisher: Puffin paperback