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Peacebound Trains

Haemi Balgassi

199647 pagesabout 1 hour
1996
first published
  • 1996Clarion Books · 47 pages · ENGISBN 9780395720936
  • 2000Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · ENGISBN 9780547531991
  • 2000Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 48 pages · ENGISBN 9780547771229
  • 2000Clarion Books · 48 pages · ENGISBN 9780618040308
  • 2000Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613280167

Sumi's grandmother tells the story of her family's escape from Seoul during the Korean War, while they watch the trains which will eventually bring her mother back from army service.

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AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Character focusSmall ensemble

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFamily

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