Hal-abeoji's Wish: Finding Uncle

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Joon-hi's Hal-abeoji, grandpa, wishes to find his brother in North Korea, before he dies and Jon-hi becomes an orphan.
South Korean government has been working on helping the people find their relatives in North but struggles to make it come true. Joon-hi and his grandpa worry that the uncle might not be still alive.

Although it is illegal, Joon-hi attempts to cross the border to find his granduncle in the North. But the guard stopped him at the barbed-wire-fenced border. Hal-abeoji's health is getting worse.

When they finally find the uncle there are more works to do for the government to get their meeting possible, which seems like endless. Meanwhile, Joon-hi tries to help hal-abeoji feel better. What can he do Can he make hal-beoji still alive and well until the day they see the granduncle

Author Bio

Byung A. Fallgren is the author of several teen books. She writes poetry also and illustrates her books.
She lives with her husband in Wyoming.