Tina Cho is the author of Rice from Heaven The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans Korean Celebrations Festivals Holidays and Traditions My Breakfast with Jesus Worshipping God Around the World The Ocean Calls A Haenyeo Mermaid Story and God’s Little Astronomer. Her lyrical middle grade graphic novel The Other Side of Tomorrow debuts from HarperAlley in 2024. After living in South Korea for ten years and meeting North Koreans Tina her husband and her two kids reside in Iowa where Tina also teaches kindergarten.
<p>From never knowing where they’ll find their next meal to avoiding soldiers lurking at every corner many North Koreans have learned that sticking around can be just as deadly as attempting to flee . . . almost. <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Both shy resourceful Yunho and fierce vibrant Myunghee know this. So when they each resolve to run away from the bleak futures they face it’s with the knowledge that they could be facing a fate worse than death. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">While Yunho hopes to reunite with his omma who snuck across the border years ago Myunghee is reaching for dreams that are bigger than anything the regime would allow her to have. The two are strangers to each other until a chance encounter unwittingly </span></p><div><br></div>
