Seesaw Girl
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 14, 2009
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- Who it’s for
- A lively historical story follows one sheltered girl's curiosity about the world beyond her family's walls.
- Themes
- Curiosity and discovery, Gender-based restrictions, Independence
- Genres
- Historical Asia, Girls & Young Women, Growing Up
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The powerful tale of a sheltered girl's daring attempts to enlarge her world, from Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park. Jade Blossom never ventures beyond the walls of her family's Inner Court. In seventeenth-century Korea, a girl of good family does not leave home until she marries.
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She is enthralled by her older brother's stories about trips to the market and to the ancestral grave sites in the mountains, about reading and painting, about his conversations with their father about business and politics and adventures only boys can have. Jade accepts her destiny, and yet she is endlessly curious about what lies beyond the walls. Will she ever see for herself? A lively story with a vividly realized historical setting, Seesaw Girl "will capture and hold readers" (Kirkus).
Beyond the Walls
A lively historical story follows one sheltered girl's curiosity about the world beyond her family's walls.
Come here for
- Seventeenth-century Korea, viewed from behind the walls of a family home
- A girl's curiosity pressing against the limits set for her
Expect
- A lively, vividly realized historical setting
- A close view of a girl's longing to see beyond home
Where it sits
| Historical Asia | 100% |
|---|---|
| Girls & Young Women | 44% |
| Growing Up | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art & Architecture
- Girls & Young Women
- Ancient Civilizations
- Historical Asia
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- Short Stories
- Growing Up
- Friendship
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Authors
- Linda Sue Park
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 14, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Curiosity and discovery · Gender-based restrictions · Independence
- Reading lane
- Art & Architecture