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Ancco Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk Kim, Hyun Sook Kim, Julie J. Ma, Yeonḡ-Shin. Shin, JiSang.Kim, Hyun Sook
Summary: "The autobiography of a South Korean woman's student days under an authoritarian regime, and how she defied state censorship. When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas of Western Literature...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2020
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Summary: "Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was an adult when her mother revealed a family secret: she was separated from her sister during the Korean War. It's not an uncommon story--the peninsula was split down the 38th parallel, dividing one country into two. As many fled violence in the north, not everyone was able to make it south. Her mother's story inspired Gendry-Kim to begin interviewing her and other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Shin, JiSang.
Summary: Kum-Ji may have started following Yo-I to get close to her favorite boy band, DDL, but it's E-Wan of Yo-I that she can't get out of her head! With E-soh's confession still heavy on her heart, a confused Kum-Ji joins her fellow fan girls in strategizing for the next tour. But Barbie, the fanclub president, has other ideas. When a surprise attack leaves Kum-Ji bruised and beaten, it's E-Soh who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2008
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 CHOShin, JiSang.
Summary: With her confession rejected by E-Wan of Yo-I, Kum-Ji is driven to despair. But with DDL's tour starting up again, she at least has something to get her mind off of her hurting heart. But when E-Wan is suddenly hospitalized, she must draw up the courage to visit him. And who's there to back her up but E-Soh? Just when it seems that E-Wan can never be as nice as E-Soh, he has a change of heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2008
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Summary: When E-Soh issues an ultimatum to Kum-Ji, she has to choose him on the spot or watch him walk away for good. Happy couplehood seems imminent for the two friends until former Yo-I fan club president Barbie makes her debut on the idol scene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2008
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Summary: Kum-Ji takes pity on E-Soh and tells him where her heart truly lies. But speaking candidly with E-Soh doesn't automatically give her an opening to grow closer to E-Wan. Just when she decides that it's time for her to stop clinging to her fantasies and come back to reality, the band gets in a terrible accident. Some of the members are hurt badly, and there are fears that the band may not be able...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 CHOKim, Julie J.
Summary: Searching for their missing grandmother, two Korean children follow tracks into a fantastic world filled with beings from folklore who speak in Korean. Includes translations and information about the folkloric characters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIMShin, JiSang.
Summary: "Tsuyoshi and Be-Ri's charade has Grandfather convinced, but it's just a bit too convincing for Erica and Mu-Hyuk. Forming a coalition of their own, the pair is determined to prevent Tsuyoshi and Be-Ri from becoming anything more than business partners. Meanwhile, Gyu-Ri and San-Ne are on the rocks as Gyu-Ri's unfaithfulness becomes increasingly apparent. Be-Ri watches their relationship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2009
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 VERShin, JiSang.
Summary: "The fur may have been flying at their first meeting, but things have eased up a little between Be-Ri and Tsuyoshi. Their newfound neighborliness raises Mi-Hyuk's hackles, however, prompting him to make a bid for Be-Ri's affections. And as Tsuyoshi defends her from the oncoming love attack, no one is more surprised than Be-Ri herself. But when a familiar face from Japan shows up on Tsuyoshi's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2008
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Summary: "Ancco looks back at her own tumultuous adolescence, from the not-so-distanced lens of a twenty-something. A mother's struggles mirror her teen's. Memories of care between the cartoonist and her grandmother--before her faculties had started to fade. Quick judgments look ugly through the eyes of a teen, who's leaning into her own sense of self. Whether it's friends, family, animals, or even a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ANCShin, JiSang.
Summary: Wealthy and spoiled Tsuyoshi, surprised by the fact that his family is actually Korean and not Japanese, is shipped off to Korea by his grandfather, who is fed up with him, where he tries to accept his new identity while working out his differences with his female classmate and neighbor, Be-Ri Kang.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2008
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Summary: "Thanks in no small part to Be-Ri, Tsuyoshi is getting settled into his new life in Korea. But now that Erica's on the scene, Tsuyoshi's "fresh start" is becoming more and more difficult, especially when Erica announces she'll be joining his class at school. For Be-Ri, the only thing worse than watching Erica's shameless affection from the backseat of a car is...having to watch it every day...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2009
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Summary: Tsuyoshi, unwilling to return home after learning the truth about his past, winds up at an unplanned sleepover with Be-Ri, Erica, and Mi-Hyuk and ends the night with surprising consequences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 VERShin, JiSang.
Summary: "Luckily, Be-Ri's timely discovery of the forgotten Doki saves the cat's life. But while Doki is well on his way to a full recovery, his master back in Japan is struggling with losing his grandfather and having to rethink his identity. With only snatches of news from Erica's brother, the uncertainty about Tsuyoshi's condition weighs heavily on Be-Ri's mind and heart. Given the physical distance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 VERMa, Yeonḡ-Shin.
Summary: "Lee Soyeon, Myeong-ok, and Yeonsun are all mothers in their mid-fifties. And they've had it. Inspired by his own mom's experiences, cartoonist Yeong-shin Ma crafts a refreshingly honest and unfiltered comic about a group of women who yearn for something more meaningful than what the mediocre men they love or their abusive and power-hungry employers can provide. Despite their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 MAShin, JiSang.
Summary: Heartbroken and mortified by San-Ne's discovery of her secret affections, Be-Ri launches headfirst into a relationship with Mu-Hyuk. She's still not overly fond of him, at least not in a romatic way, but she's willing to give it a try, if only to forget about San-Ne. But Tsuyoshi isn't pleased about the new arrangement. For one thing, Mu-Hyuk is so overprotective that Tsuyoshi hardly ever get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2009