榮獲普林茨獎的小說由講故事大師安娜創作，講述了一位韓國女孩的親身經歷，講述了她從孩提時代離開韓國的那天到青少年時期的坎坷旅程，如何在美國尋找自己的位置和身份。

四歲時，Young Ju 隨父母從韓國搬到了南加州。 她一直想像美國會像天堂一樣：安逸、幸福、充滿財富。 但當她的家人到來時，她發現情況恰恰相反。 由於頑固的語言障礙和文化差異，不僅無法交到朋友，就連家庭內部的紐帶也出現了動搖。 她父母的經濟拮据，但她父親的肚子裡卻裝滿了酒。

當小珠曾經穩固可靠的家庭開始破裂時，她的弟弟開始僅僅因為自己的性別而獲得更多的自由和尊重。 英珠開始對她曾經擁有的夢想——她所嚮往的天堂失去所有希望。 即使她開始最終融入其中，一場災難性的家庭事件將永遠改變她對天堂的看法。 但這也幫助她認識到自己擁有的力量，並展望她渴望和應得的未來。

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From master storyteller An Na comes the Printz Award–winning novel about a Korean girl who tells her firsthand account of trying to find her place and identity in America from the day she leaves Korea as a child to her rocky journey through the teenage years.

At age four, Young Ju moves with her parents from Korea to Southern California. She has always imagined America would be like heaven: easy, blissful, and full of riches. But when her family arrives, she finds it to be the opposite. With a stubborn language barrier and cultural dissimilarities, not only is it impossible to make friends, but even her family’s internal bonds are wavering. Her parents’ finances are strained, yet her father’s stomach is full of booze.

As Young Ju’s once solid and reliable family starts tearing apart, her younger brother begins to gain more freedom and respect simply because of his gender. Young Ju begins to lose all hope in the dream she once held—the heaven she longs for. Even as she begins to finally fit in, a cataclysmic family event will change her idea of heaven forever. But it also helps her to recognize the strength she holds, and envision the future she desires, and deserves.