
The Other Side of Tomorrow
A Graphic Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 12, 2024
Booklist Editor’s Choice of 2024: Books for Youth School Library Journal Best Book of 2024 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2024 A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Perfect for fans of Illegal and When Stars Are Scattered, this poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that come with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future through the lives of Yunho and Myunghee.
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- Who it’s for
- Verse and images hold danger beside the hard-won possibility of hope.
- Themes
- Escape and freedom, Hope for a brighter future, Survival under oppression
- Genres
- Historical Comics, Immigration & Moving, Survival Stories
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Booklist Editor’s Choice of 2024: Books for Youth School Library Journal Best Book of 2024 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2024 A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Perfect for fans of Illegal and When Stars Are Scattered, this poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that come with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future through the lives of Yunho and Myunghee.
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From never knowing where they’ll find their next meal to avoiding soldiers lurking at every corner, many North Koreans have learned that sticking around can be just as deadly as attempting to flee . . . almost. Both shy, resourceful Yunho and fierce, vibrant Myunghee know this. So when they each resolve to run away from the bleak futures they face, it’s with the knowledge that they could be facing a fate worse than death. While Yunho hopes to reunite with his omma, who snuck across the border years ago, Myunghee is reaching for dreams that are bigger than anything the regime would allow her to have. The two are strangers to each other until a chance encounter unwittingly intertwines their fates and Myunghee saves Yunho’s life. Kept together by their dreams for a brighter future, they face a road plagued by poisonous jungle snakes, corrupt soldiers, and the daily fear of discovery and imprisonment. But with every step toward freedom, there is also hope. Will it be enough for both of them to make it to safety without losing each other along the way?
Verse Under Pressure
Verse and images hold danger beside the hard-won possibility of hope.
Come here for
- A graphic novel in verse, where visual storytelling meets lyric compression
- The tension of escape balanced by a persistent reach toward freedom
Expect
- A moving, high-stakes reading experience shaped by fear and hope
- Two young perspectives reaching toward a brighter future
Where it sits
| Immigration & Moving | 87% |
|---|---|
| Historical Comics | 74% |
| Survival Stories | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Survival Stories
- Action Comics
- Historical Comics
- Stories Set in Asia
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- Homelessness & Poverty
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Immigration & Moving
- Authors
- Tina Cho
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 12, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Escape and freedom · Hope for a brighter future · Survival under oppression
- Reading lane
- Survival Stories