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by June Hur (Author)
Suspenseful and richly atmospheric, June Hur's The Forest of Stolen Girls is a haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.
The forest watches me, hostile and still, with remembering eyes. 1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene. Years later, Detective Min--Hwani's father--learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investigate... only to vanish as well. Determined to find her father and solve the case that tore their family apart, Hwani returns home to pick up the trail. As she digs into the secrets of the small village--and collides with her now estranged sister, Maewol--Hwani comes to realize that the answer could lie within her own buried memories of what happened in the forest all those years ago. Also by June HurThe Silence of Bones
The Red Palace
A Crane Among Wolves
Behind Five Willows
Author Biography
June Hur is a bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of YA historicals, including The Silence of Bones, The Forest of Stolen Girls, The Red Palace, and A Crane Among Wolves. Born in South Korea, June spent her formative years in the USA, Canada, and South Korea before studying History and Literature at the University of Toronto, and working at the city's public library. Her work has been featured in Forbes, NPR, The New York Times, CBC, and KBS. June resides in Toronto with her family and can be spotted writing in coffee shops.
Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 1.02 x 8.21 x 5.45 IN
Publication Date: May 14, 2024
Award: Agatha Awards (2021)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Forest of Stolen Girls
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 13
