num_pages: 40
description: In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the king by means of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another, a fire was lit when all was well. If the king did not see a fire, that meant trouble, and he would send out his army. Linda Sue Park's first picture book for Clarion is about Sang-hee, son of the village firekeeper. When his father is unable to light the fire one night, young Sang-hee must take his place. Sang-hee knows how important it is for the fire to be lit-but he wishes that he could see soldiers . . . just once. Mountains, firelight and shadow, and Sunhee's struggle with a hard choice are rendered in radiant paintings, which tell their own story of a turning point in a child's life.Afterword.
language: English
title: The Firekeeper's Son
titlecomplete: The Firekeeper's Son
genres: Fiction, Family, Historical, Cultural, Asia, Picture Books, Middle Grade, Asian Literature, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 375
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Irma Black Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
category: Picture Book
publisher: Clarion Books