A bear at fifteen? 2
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Book Introduction
2024 Wonbuk Wonbusan Book of the Year Sequel
Highly recommended by 100 pre-book reviewers!
“I like it now that I've turned into an animal! It's like I can finally breathe.”
The coming-of-age novel, "A Bear at Fifteen," is loved not only by teenagers but also by parents and teachers who are going through the long, dark tunnel of adolescence with them, thanks to its interesting setting of "animalization."
This book, which has been recognized for its artistic quality by being selected as a recommended book by various organizations, including the '2024 Wonbuk Wonbusan Book of the Year', has returned with a second story after a year and a half.
In "A Bear at Fifteen 2," the story of animals that have evolved even further than before unfolds in an omnibus format, including the hero who has become a honey badger again, the menopausal mother who follows her son into becoming an animal, the island of pine crows whose mouths have been replaced by beaks, and the North Korean swallow siblings who crossed the barbed wire fence and came to South Korea.
Although it shares the same worldview, the characters' stories unfold individually, so even readers who haven't read the first volume yet or readers who find long reads burdensome can enjoy it.
Highly recommended by 100 pre-book reviewers!
“I like it now that I've turned into an animal! It's like I can finally breathe.”
The coming-of-age novel, "A Bear at Fifteen," is loved not only by teenagers but also by parents and teachers who are going through the long, dark tunnel of adolescence with them, thanks to its interesting setting of "animalization."
This book, which has been recognized for its artistic quality by being selected as a recommended book by various organizations, including the '2024 Wonbuk Wonbusan Book of the Year', has returned with a second story after a year and a half.
In "A Bear at Fifteen 2," the story of animals that have evolved even further than before unfolds in an omnibus format, including the hero who has become a honey badger again, the menopausal mother who follows her son into becoming an animal, the island of pine crows whose mouths have been replaced by beaks, and the North Korean swallow siblings who crossed the barbed wire fence and came to South Korea.
Although it shares the same worldview, the characters' stories unfold individually, so even readers who haven't read the first volume yet or readers who find long reads burdensome can enjoy it.
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index
Cheonghae of Jeju's blue sea
Also, honey badger
Does spring come even during menopause?
Aaaah, crow, crow
Seoraksan Special Animal Camp
North Korean pine nut siblings
Humanization of all
Epilogue I Jeju
Epilogue II: Peace
Also, honey badger
Does spring come even during menopause?
Aaaah, crow, crow
Seoraksan Special Animal Camp
North Korean pine nut siblings
Humanization of all
Epilogue I Jeju
Epilogue II: Peace
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Into the book
Come with us.
Stay with me.
That soft, heartwarming, blushing pretty heart.
How could I not know the heart that approaches me so shyly?
But Cheonghae cannot accept that heart, nor can she belong to that world.
If you can't sustain it, you shouldn't have started it in the first place.
I wanted to stay with them longer, but Cheonghae's frequency was different from theirs.
He was a being that had to return to being human.
Can true communication be achieved between different beings?
--- p.60
“When my mother was a college student, she went backpacking through Europe, and we visited an art museum in Austria.
But I took the wrong path and ended up going into a different art gallery right next to the one I was originally going to go to.
I went into it by mistake, but I felt it was a waste of money to pay the entrance fee, so I decided to just go and see it. Of all the times I spent in the museum, I had the most fun.
Mom always lives remembering that experience.
Even if things go wrong, as planned, the more important thing is how I look at the place.”
“Mom, did I… go to the wrong art gallery?”
“No, it’s the art gallery that your mother mistakenly entered.
Throughout your journey, I want Mom to be that kind of art museum for you.
“I hope that our house, which you came to by mistake even though you were trying to go somewhere else, will become the happiest memory of your life.”
--- p.106
“Because I want to become a human faster.”
"Isn't that just a case of turning human quickly? What's the difference? Well, other things aside, why would someone who wants to go to the mountains refuse oxygen therapy, which is supposed to help them turn human quickly?"
“Because I don’t like it…….
“Because I don’t want to go back to being human!”
The island didn't understand that part at first.
You don't want to be human? You'd rather live as a red panda?
"Why don't you want to become human again? Other kids are trying to become human again, but why don't you want to go back?"
“You should have asked if you were happy when you were human.
I should have asked if he liked that hamster wheel-like routine of going back and forth between school and home.
My phone usage time is locked, I can't play with the kids, I can't even watch a movie on my own, let alone play a game. I have to move according to the schedule my parents made for me. Are all animals unhappy and all humans happy?
--- pp.144-145
On the way back over Geumgangsan Mountain to meet Gilyeong, Gilae thought.
What does it mean to live well like a human being?
How can I live well without regrets?
If you just eat well and live with a warm back, is that a happy life?
While sitting on Birobong Peak and looking at Bongrae Mountain, which was experiencing its second season, summer, Gil-ae's dizzy mind entered the next season.
If I believe that just as the seasons come and go, so do the happiness and unhappiness of life, then I can endure it too.
“The moment I saw Abadi, I wanted to live and not run away…….”
Stay with me.
That soft, heartwarming, blushing pretty heart.
How could I not know the heart that approaches me so shyly?
But Cheonghae cannot accept that heart, nor can she belong to that world.
If you can't sustain it, you shouldn't have started it in the first place.
I wanted to stay with them longer, but Cheonghae's frequency was different from theirs.
He was a being that had to return to being human.
Can true communication be achieved between different beings?
--- p.60
“When my mother was a college student, she went backpacking through Europe, and we visited an art museum in Austria.
But I took the wrong path and ended up going into a different art gallery right next to the one I was originally going to go to.
I went into it by mistake, but I felt it was a waste of money to pay the entrance fee, so I decided to just go and see it. Of all the times I spent in the museum, I had the most fun.
Mom always lives remembering that experience.
Even if things go wrong, as planned, the more important thing is how I look at the place.”
“Mom, did I… go to the wrong art gallery?”
“No, it’s the art gallery that your mother mistakenly entered.
Throughout your journey, I want Mom to be that kind of art museum for you.
“I hope that our house, which you came to by mistake even though you were trying to go somewhere else, will become the happiest memory of your life.”
--- p.106
“Because I want to become a human faster.”
"Isn't that just a case of turning human quickly? What's the difference? Well, other things aside, why would someone who wants to go to the mountains refuse oxygen therapy, which is supposed to help them turn human quickly?"
“Because I don’t like it…….
“Because I don’t want to go back to being human!”
The island didn't understand that part at first.
You don't want to be human? You'd rather live as a red panda?
"Why don't you want to become human again? Other kids are trying to become human again, but why don't you want to go back?"
“You should have asked if you were happy when you were human.
I should have asked if he liked that hamster wheel-like routine of going back and forth between school and home.
My phone usage time is locked, I can't play with the kids, I can't even watch a movie on my own, let alone play a game. I have to move according to the schedule my parents made for me. Are all animals unhappy and all humans happy?
--- pp.144-145
On the way back over Geumgangsan Mountain to meet Gilyeong, Gilae thought.
What does it mean to live well like a human being?
How can I live well without regrets?
If you just eat well and live with a warm back, is that a happy life?
While sitting on Birobong Peak and looking at Bongrae Mountain, which was experiencing its second season, summer, Gil-ae's dizzy mind entered the next season.
If I believe that just as the seasons come and go, so do the happiness and unhappiness of life, then I can endure it too.
“The moment I saw Abadi, I wanted to live and not run away…….”
--- pp.224-225
Publisher's Review
Became a being of another language, another world
A healing fantasy that will interpret the hearts of teenagers.
Puberty is a period of rapid change in both body and mind.
It is difficult for the person involved, but it is equally difficult for the bystanders who watch.
They are full of complaints and irritation, then suddenly become sad for no reason, and often hurt their loved ones with pointless, barbed words.
But on the other hand, I'm afraid that my family and friends won't understand or love me because I'm changing.
In this way, 『A Bear at Fifteen 2』, which uniquely depicts the adolescent mind that needs 'interpretation' through the setting of animalization, colorfully depicts the children who escape the small world of school and race through adolescence at their own pace, cutting through the mountains, seas, and sky.
Children who have been transformed into animals with their own unique personalities, such as Cheonghae who turned into a dolphin in the Jeju sea, the honey badger hero whose animal transformations are repeated, the island whose animal transformations stop in the middle, and the North Korean pine crow siblings who flew over the barbed wire to South Korea, each endure the painful time of growth and become adults according to their own instincts and at their own pace.
In particular, this second volume contains the story of a mother who turns into an animal following her son. Just like her child, she gets hurt, gives, and wanders, but in the end, she gives even greater love, depicting the heart of a parent. If parents and children read together, they can spend time reading and deeply understanding each other's hearts.
“A person must become a great interpreter of his own mind.
“So that I can better express my thoughts and words.”
A mother who turned into a yellow-necked marten, following her son who had become a honey badger.
In the face of this shocking situation, the son hero's animalization is repeated several times.
On the contrary, the island that stopped being animalized is saddened by its situation as neither human nor animal.
Then one day, a familiar yet unfamiliar North Korean dialect begins to be heard in the island's ears... ... .
Even though I've only turned into an animal, the world feels completely different than before.
Because communication is not possible, the situation is frustrating, unfair, and dangerous.
However, thanks to family and friends who silently stay by their side, the animals-turned-children endure the endless wandering.
Perhaps the reason why adolescence is lonely and difficult is because you feel like you can't fully express your feelings and that there is no one who can read them properly.
Although it may feel distant at first, as if they are from different languages and worlds, the moment their hearts connect with each other, the child going through puberty and the family and friends who support them all grow together.
The story of Cheonghae, a dolphin who wanders alone in the middle of the blue sea of Jeju Island, and Sidori, a real dolphin who circles around him; a mother who turns into an animal to follow her son who has become a honey badger; an island that solves the troubles of other animal friends as they slowly transform into animals; and the story of the North Korean pine crow siblings who risk their lives to find their father who remains in North Korea.
The story of children who achieve true communication and growth only through the sincerity of those who reach out first and the sincerity of those who reach out first, rather than simply waiting for attention, love, and help, brings deep empathy and emotion to readers.
This delightful and warm coming-of-age novel, "A Bear at Fifteen 2," is a work that will not only give readers the courage to reach out to those who are standing before or wandering in the tunnel of adolescence, but also provide them with peace of mind by looking back on the loved ones around them and comforting themselves as they wander.
Recommendation
Lighthearted or serious, fast-paced or meticulous! A coming-of-age novel recommended for all readers going through puberty.
_2024 Wonbuk Wonbusan Book Selection Committee
The author's delicate and deep gaze on the beastly adolescence can be felt.
The story is interesting, but the subject matter is by no means light.
This book is filled with stories of everything from the wanderings and deviance of adolescence, to the lack of communication, to friendship and love.
_p*****s (YES24 reader)
A must-read for all teenagers across the country going through the storm and stress of adolescence! Did you know that at fifteen, everyone can turn into an animal?_Seo* (Advance Book Review Group)
A healing fantasy that will interpret the hearts of teenagers.
Puberty is a period of rapid change in both body and mind.
It is difficult for the person involved, but it is equally difficult for the bystanders who watch.
They are full of complaints and irritation, then suddenly become sad for no reason, and often hurt their loved ones with pointless, barbed words.
But on the other hand, I'm afraid that my family and friends won't understand or love me because I'm changing.
In this way, 『A Bear at Fifteen 2』, which uniquely depicts the adolescent mind that needs 'interpretation' through the setting of animalization, colorfully depicts the children who escape the small world of school and race through adolescence at their own pace, cutting through the mountains, seas, and sky.
Children who have been transformed into animals with their own unique personalities, such as Cheonghae who turned into a dolphin in the Jeju sea, the honey badger hero whose animal transformations are repeated, the island whose animal transformations stop in the middle, and the North Korean pine crow siblings who flew over the barbed wire to South Korea, each endure the painful time of growth and become adults according to their own instincts and at their own pace.
In particular, this second volume contains the story of a mother who turns into an animal following her son. Just like her child, she gets hurt, gives, and wanders, but in the end, she gives even greater love, depicting the heart of a parent. If parents and children read together, they can spend time reading and deeply understanding each other's hearts.
“A person must become a great interpreter of his own mind.
“So that I can better express my thoughts and words.”
A mother who turned into a yellow-necked marten, following her son who had become a honey badger.
In the face of this shocking situation, the son hero's animalization is repeated several times.
On the contrary, the island that stopped being animalized is saddened by its situation as neither human nor animal.
Then one day, a familiar yet unfamiliar North Korean dialect begins to be heard in the island's ears... ... .
Even though I've only turned into an animal, the world feels completely different than before.
Because communication is not possible, the situation is frustrating, unfair, and dangerous.
However, thanks to family and friends who silently stay by their side, the animals-turned-children endure the endless wandering.
Perhaps the reason why adolescence is lonely and difficult is because you feel like you can't fully express your feelings and that there is no one who can read them properly.
Although it may feel distant at first, as if they are from different languages and worlds, the moment their hearts connect with each other, the child going through puberty and the family and friends who support them all grow together.
The story of Cheonghae, a dolphin who wanders alone in the middle of the blue sea of Jeju Island, and Sidori, a real dolphin who circles around him; a mother who turns into an animal to follow her son who has become a honey badger; an island that solves the troubles of other animal friends as they slowly transform into animals; and the story of the North Korean pine crow siblings who risk their lives to find their father who remains in North Korea.
The story of children who achieve true communication and growth only through the sincerity of those who reach out first and the sincerity of those who reach out first, rather than simply waiting for attention, love, and help, brings deep empathy and emotion to readers.
This delightful and warm coming-of-age novel, "A Bear at Fifteen 2," is a work that will not only give readers the courage to reach out to those who are standing before or wandering in the tunnel of adolescence, but also provide them with peace of mind by looking back on the loved ones around them and comforting themselves as they wander.
Recommendation
Lighthearted or serious, fast-paced or meticulous! A coming-of-age novel recommended for all readers going through puberty.
_2024 Wonbuk Wonbusan Book Selection Committee
The author's delicate and deep gaze on the beastly adolescence can be felt.
The story is interesting, but the subject matter is by no means light.
This book is filled with stories of everything from the wanderings and deviance of adolescence, to the lack of communication, to friendship and love.
_p*****s (YES24 reader)
A must-read for all teenagers across the country going through the storm and stress of adolescence! Did you know that at fifteen, everyone can turn into an animal?_Seo* (Advance Book Review Group)
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: August 16, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 264 pages | 396g | 140*205*16mm
- ISBN13: 9791130671048
- ISBN10: 1130671046
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