In the Shadow of the Sun

Hatchet in North Korea: A sister and brother go on the run with explosive forbidden photographs in this gripping and timely survival adventure.

North Korea is known as the most repressive country on Earth, with a dictatorial leader, a starving population, and harsh punishment for rebellion.Not the best place for a family vacation.Yet that's exactly where Mia Andrews finds herself, on a tour with her aid-worker father and fractious older brother, Simon. Mia was adopted from South Korea as a baby, and the trip raises tough questions about where she really belongs. Then her dad is arrested for spying, just as forbidden photographs of North Korean slave-labor camps fall into Mia's hands. The only way to save Dad: get the pictures out of the country. Thus Mia and Simon set off on a harrowing journey to the border, without food, money, or shelter, in a land where anyone who sees them might turn them in, and getting caught could mean prison -- or worse.An exciting adventure that offers a rare glimpse into a compelling, complicated nation, In the Shadow of the Sun is an unforgettable novel of courage and survival.

Author: Anne Sibley O'Brien
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 06/27/2017
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780545905749
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 189249 / In the Shadow of the Sun


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2017
Publishers Weekly 04/24/2017
Booklist 05/15/2017 pg. 54
School Library Journal 06/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 118 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Anne Sibley O'Brien grew up in South Korea as the bilingual and bicultural daughter of medical missionaries. She has written or illustrated thirty-five picture books, and frequently speaks in classrooms across the country and in international schools around the world. In the Shadow of the Sun is her first novel. Anne lives on Peaks Island in Maine, and can be found online at her website, www.annesibleyobrien.com; her blog, www.coloringbetweenthelines.com; and on Twitter at @AnneSbleyOBrien.