Yeonmi Park, author portrait
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Yeonmi Park

Yeonmi Park is a human rights activist who was born in North Korea. She escaped as a teenager with her family and now works to bring attention to the horrors of the political oppression in her home country. Park has written In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom. She lives in Seoul, South Korea, and Washington, DC.
In Order to Live

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In Order to Live

Books for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month this February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction for students, teachers, and parents to share and discuss this month and beyond. Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators by exploring the titles here: BLACK HISTORY – MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACK HISTORY –

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