{"product_id":"the-house-before-falling-into-the-sea","title":"The House Before Falling into the Sea","description":"Kirkus Best Books of the Year\nJane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist\n2024 Freeman Book Awards\nHorn Book Fanfare\n***Three starred reviews***\n\nA child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.\n\nEvery day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her family’s house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge “before falling into the sea,” and the household quickly becomes crowded, hot, and noisy. Then war sirens cry out over Kyung's city too, and her family and their guests take shelter underground. When the sirens stop, Kyung is upset—she wishes everything could go back to the way it was before: before the sirens, before strangers started coming into their home. But after an important talk with her parents, her new friend Sunhee, and Sunhee’s father, Kyung realizes something important: We’re stronger when we have each other, and the kindness we show one another in the darkest of times is a gift we’ll never regret.\n\n*”A poignant tale of light in the darkness—and compassion in times of war.”—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0593530152\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0593530152.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wang, Ann Suk|Cha, Hanna\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43314614927421,"sku":"BVV.0593530152.G","price":8.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0593530152-0.jpg?v=1782940797","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-house-before-falling-into-the-sea","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}