Corn hit and run
Author's Note
Recommendation

Two car accidents!
Who is the real hit-and-run driver?

Author Sangki Park's youth novel, 'Corn Hit-and-Run', has been published as the fourth installment in the 'First Encounter with Novels' series.
It contains the story of the main character, Hyeonseong, who is forced to lie after being involved in two traffic accidents in a row.
This novel, which won the 5th Changbi Children's New Writer's Award, stands out for its outstanding quality.
The book is even more exciting to read with illustrations by Jeongwon Illustrator, who also drew the short cartoon “Norwegian Mackerel” and the webtoon “Unfaithful Spectator.”


A story about the courage to reveal the truth

The main character, Hyeonseong, gets into two traffic accidents in succession.
In the second traffic accident, he gets injured, but the one who is actually accused of being the hit-and-run driver is the corn truck driver who caused the first traffic accident.
The lie that Hyunseong started as if he was being pushed around becomes more and more tangled like an insoluble knot, and Mr. Corn is in danger of being sued.
Meanwhile, Hyunseong learns about the poor and difficult circumstances of his father's family...
Will Hyunseong be able to muster up the courage to reveal the truth?

In my other hand, I was holding a ten-thousand won bill.
It was a crumpled, unattractive bill.
How many corns does the old man have to sell to make this much money? Could it be that he hasn't sold a single one today because he's busy cleaning up here and there? The taste of corn in my mouth was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.
―Page 68

Author Park Sang-ki's first novel, "Corn Hit-and-Run," won the 5th Changbi Children's New Writer's Award and received favorable reviews, saying, "The vitality that permeates the entire work is impressive, and the vivid sentences and humor written in the first person also stand out."
The protagonist's inner conflict is vividly portrayed, and the realistic illustrations make it read as vividly as if you were reading a webtoon.
This novel persuasively conveys the point that correcting lies begins with nothing other than one's own courage.


A stepping stone from fairy tale to novel
A welcome reading for friends who have grown distant from books, a first encounter with a novel.

'First Encounter with a Novel' is a new novel reading series that adds rich illustrations to literary masterpieces.
With engaging stories, short volumes of less than 100 pages, and captivating illustrations, even readers unfamiliar with reading can easily approach excellent contemporary works.
In particular, in a situation where the polarization of reading ability among teenagers is getting worse day by day, it received favorable reviews from teachers and parents at schools, saying, “We have been waiting for a book like this.”
It will provide a chance for those who have given up on reading to get closer to books and fall in love with literature once again, and for children who have stopped reading after fairy tales, it will serve as a stepping stone to novels.
To pump water from a deep well, you must pour a bucket of water from above.
The "First Encounter with a Novel" series will serve as a welcome aid to those who have become increasingly distant from literature, helping them reconnect with books and inject fresh vitality into our reading culture.



The first meeting is always exciting.
We hope that you will experience the joy of reading to the fullest through the 'First Encounter with Novels' series, which introduces short stories with illustrations.
- An Chan-su (poet, executive director of the Book Reading Society Cultural Foundation)
Children who used to nag their parents to read the same book over and over again when they were young now say they don't want to read books as they enter adolescence.
The 'First Encounter with a Novel' series delivers the fun and joy of being drawn into a story again without even realizing it.
- Choi Eun-young (Korean language teacher at Unjung Middle School in Gyeonggi Province)
For the past few years, after reading a novel at school, people have been saying that it is the first time they have read such a long piece of work.
I hope that 'First Encounter with a Novel' will serve as a bridge from fairy tales to novels.
- Seo Deok-hee (Korean language teacher at Gwanggyo High School in Gyeonggi Province)
I believe that literature is a treasure that offers comfort in times of hardship and exhaustion, imparts wisdom on how to live, and awakens us to the diverse values ​​of life.
I am excited to see our students enjoying reading books.
- Shin Byeong-jun (Korean language teacher at Samgoe Middle School in Gyeonggi Province)