This book is dedicated to Peyton Manning's gigantic forehead. (You could eat dinner on it, but he was a really good football player).

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Look how things change, cause now you're the train, and I'm tied to the track.

-Charlie Puth "Dangerously"

Its time to see what I can do

To test the limits and break through

No right, no wrong, no rules for me

I'm free.....

-"Let it Go" Idina Menzel "Frozen"

Sookan's Journey through Korea

Pyongyang to Seoul

Chapter 1

It was a sunny afternoon in Krimni, Pyongyang and I was sitting under the pine tree watching Grandather praying to the gods. My name is Sookan, and I live in the Japanese-controlled Korea. I have a little brother named Inchun, who I love very much. My mother and Aunt Tiger also live with us. They are both so hardworking to help run our family and sock factory. The sock factory is the only way we can please Captain Narita, who is an evil Japanese general. We are praying he does't send us away. I wish the war would stop already!

Chapter 2

Today is Haiwon's sixteenth birthday. She's one of the sock girls. We decided to throw her a party. We would take out all of our good dishes and make a feast.Mother went to get her a book from the covenant. All the sock girls arrived and we sat down to have a feast.. We handed Haiwon her presents and she started crying tears of joy. Then, Grandfather came out of his room and handed Haiwon a package. She opened it, and inside was a scroll with paintings. BOOM! Captain Narita walks in. He sees our feast and the presents Haiwon was holding. He just stood there, and then ordered his sidemen to take everything. All of the sock girls were crying at this point, and Haiwon was apologizing to Mother for the whole feast. Grandfather told Mother to throw away his shoes because he was never coming out of his room again.

Chapter 3

Grandfather told Inchun and I to come in his room. We entered his room and we sat down. He did not speak, he just watched us. He finally told Mother to go get the pictures from his childhood. She brought in a box ans when she opened it, I saw pictures as old as the hills. She showed us a picture of Grandfather and his topknot. Mother explained to us that the Japanese cut off his topknot in the town square. She also explained how the fire that killed Grandmother and her two older brothers. After listening to all of the stories about our family history, Grandfather asked me to wash his feet in oil. As I gently took off his socks, I saw how his toes were as wrinkly as a shirt before its ironed. It made me cry. Mother quickly took the rag from me and sent Inchun and I outside. Shortly after we left him, Grandfather passed away. Mother mourns his death. I think about him everyday.

Chapter 3

Grandfather told Inchun and I to

Chapter 4

Mother is acting like a ghost. She is acting invisible. She sits quietly and sews socks. Since we couldn't talk to Mother, Inchun and I folded and sorted socks. Captain Narita comes to speak to Mother. He said that the sock girls did not do good work today, and that they would be deported for the Japanese soldiers. This made Mother beg for him to keep them here. He left, and Mother was making billions of socks, thinking that he will change his mind. It suddenly started raining, but that didn't stop Mother. Captain Narita came by with a truck and men came barging out of it. They took the sock girls and shoved them into the back of their truck. Mother and Aunt Tiger stood by the door sobbing. I knew this was the last time I'd see them.

Chapter 5

This is the day that I dreaded my whole life. Captain Narita is forcing me to go to the Japanese school. I have avoided going for a million years, but that day has come. Aunt Tiger and I walked to the school, and she told me to never speak in Korean here. As I enter the gates, I see a bunch of kids in lines. I find the 1st grade line and a girl pushes me to the front. She said her name was Unhi and that this was the last time I'd hear her in Korean. I didn't say anything, because Captain Narita's wife, who was our teacher, came to the front of the line. Everyone sang the Kimgayo. Surprisingly, I couldn't sing it. Nothing came out of my mouth. We went inside and Narita Sensei gave me a new name. Then, we started a new lesson. I sat in the corner, trying not to be seen. We learned, cleaned, and worked. After class, I ran home. I was so glad I was back.

Chapter 6

One day Kisa came home with some very interesting news. He says in excitement that we are free. It takes me a minute to process this in my mind. We all scream in joy. FINALLY! The Japanese aren't here to run us. This made me happy. August 15, 1945, that's the day I'll never forget. We decided to not go outside yet because there wee still Japanese around. After the Japanese left, Aunt Tiger and I went on a walk around town. As we were walking, I saw Captain Narita's house. We went to look inside and saw who was living there. I saw Unhi. Oh how small the world is. We all had a nice chat and we went our separate ways. A couple days later, Inchun and I were walking home, and we saw two Russian soldiers in our yard. We were terrified. We ran inside before they saw us, but they saw us. They came in and took the alarm clock and the wristwatch that used to be father's. They then walked out, never to be seen again.

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This book is dedicated to Peyton Manning's gigantic forehead. (You could eat dinner on it, but he was a really good football player).

Preview audio:

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Look how things change, cause now you're the train, and I'm tied to the track.

-Charlie Puth "Dangerously"

Its time to see what I can do

To test the limits and break through

No right, no wrong, no rules for me

I'm free.....

-"Let it Go" Idina Menzel "Frozen"

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""Year of Impossible Goodbyes""

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Sookan, a young Korean girl, navigates life under Japanese rule during WWII. Her family runs a sock factory to survive while secretly supporting Korean independence. The story follows Sookan's experiences, hardships, and her journey towards freedom.

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