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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. http://www.amazon.com/Step-Heaven-Na/... MsPibel | Jun 15, 2009 |   Korean girl, Young Ju, is told that she is moving to America in the beginning of this book. Each chapter is written from her point of view and is put together as a bunch of short stories rather than a continous narrative. This book takes on such serious topics as immigration, alcoholism, child and domestic abuse. With all that it undertakes it is truly a book that I will remember for a long time. molly4407 | Feb 2, 2009 | Hart, A. (March 2003). NA, An. A step from heaven. Kliatt, 37, 2. p.25(2). GLMW | Feb 2, 2009 |  This is one of the most beautiful and poignant books I have read in any category. Although it is a young adult novel, anyone who loves to read would enjoy this book. The format for the novel is unusual. Each chapter is told from the viewpoint of the main character, from her earliest memory through her last day at home before leaving for college. Each chapter is like a short story, very tight and spare. Although there is no traditional narrative story, there are strong themes running through the book to give it forward momentum and a satisfying ending. (  )Rennifred | Oct 18, 2008 | Felt like I was reading underwater. Fresh take on an immigrants' point of view, coming to America. Each chapter seemed like it's own story, and the action did not rise as much as float to a conclusion, that was not completely satisfying. (  )shifrack00 | Aug 14, 2008 | 0.049 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0142500275, Paperback)When she is five, Young Ju Park and her family move from Korea to California. During the flight, they climb so far into the sky she concludes they are on their way to Heaven, that Heaven must be in America. Heaven is also where her grandfather is. When she learns the distinction, she is so disappointed she wants to go home to her grandmother. Trying to console his niece, Uncle Tim suggests that maybe America can be "a step from Heaven." Life in America, however, presents problems for Young Ju's family. Her father becomes depressed, angry, and violent. Jobs are scarce and money is even scarcer. When her brother is born, Young Ju experiences firsthand her father's sexism as he confers favored status upon the boy who will continue to carry the Park name. In a wrenching climactic scene, her father beats her mother so severely that Young Ju calls the police. Soon afterward, her father goes away and the family begins to heal.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:03 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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