The Island of Sea Women
by
Lisa See
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Imprint
Scribner (Adult)
ISBN
9781501154850
Awards and Honors
2019 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Reference/Discussion, Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Violence: Mild Violence
Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook’s mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger.
Author’s note on Korean words used.
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Reference/Discussion, Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Violence: Mild Violence
Details
Format
Page Count
384
Trim Size
9" x 6"
Dewey
F
AR
0: points 0
Genre
Fiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
0
JLG Release
Jun 2019
Book Genres
Topics
Historical novels. Jeju Island, South Korea. Women divers. Women’s collectives. Diving. Girls and women. Friendship. Family.
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