Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit: A Graphic Novel

Acclaimed creators Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada are back with a lightly creepy yet hilarious young adult graphic novel about first love and friendship--sure to offer both tricks It''s almost Daeboreum in 1980s South Korea--a holiday that celebrates the first full moon of the year. Taehee couldn''t care less. All she wants is to spend time with her boyfriend Kiwoo, avoid her controlling father, and play music for her mask dance club. But Taehee''s weird granny and her even weirder friends have other plans for Taehee: they drag her, Kiwoo, and the rest of the dance club to their remote farm to celebrate Daeboreum...the As the group arrives at the farm, Taehee overhears her granny talking about ceremonies, ghosts, and possibly ( The first full moon of the year is about to arrive, and with it confessions that threaten to change everything. That is, of course, if they all make it out alive.; Featuring beloved characters from

About the author

Kim Hyun Sook (she/her) was hunted down by the police for reading banned books in 1980s South Korea. Her Freeman Award–winning graphic novel about the experience, Banned Book Club, has now been banned in Florida. Kim is her family name. You can call her Hyun Sook.

Ryan Estrada (he/him) is the Eisner-nominated co-creator of Banned Book Club, No Rules Tonight, Occulted, Learn to Read Korean in 15 Minutes, and the Student Ambassador series. The best thing he's ever done is marry Hyun Sook. His work can be found at ryanestrada.com.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan Estrada, Kim Hyun Sook
• Assisted by: Ryan Estrada (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.10.2025
• EAN: 9780593521328
• ISBN: 978-0-593-52132-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Graphic Novels, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Humorous / Funny stories