num_pages: 224
description: When the grey Korean Changma--the rainy season--arrives, eleven-year-old Junehee resigns herself to long months cooped up with her sisters, her mother, and her grandmother. But this year, the Changma brings more than water. Orphaned by a mudslide, a young boy comes to live in Junehee's house--and stirs up long-hidden secrets in her family.For as the rain drums out its story on the sloped roofs of the village, Junehee's own family story unfolds. And Junehee soon realizes that her mother's sadness is tied to a long-standing tradition that neglects women's dreams--a tradition that Junehee hopes to break free of. . . .
language: English
title: The Long Season of Rain
titlecomplete: The Long Season of Rain (Edge Books)
genres: Middle Grade, Family, Young Adult, Asia, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 162
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)