Hatchet in North Korea: A sister and brother go on the run with explosive forbidden photographs in this gripping and timely survival adventure. Note on the Korean alphabet. Guide to North Korea including map, time line, overview of current political climate, black-and-white photographs, and list of dos and don'ts. Author's note.
Topics Brothers and sisters. Father and child. Tourists. North Korea. Secrets and secrecy. Conspiracies. North Korean politics and government. Twenty-first-century North Korean social conditions. Adoptees. International adoption. Adventure. Survival stories.
SRC Level 4.300000
SRC Points 17.000000
Lexile 700L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-06-30
JLG Release Date Sep 2017
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.