Oh Neul author
Noh Inkyung illustrator

오늘 작가 / 노인경 삽화

Oh Neul author
Noh Inkyung illustrator

오늘 작가 / 노인경 삽화

My Lonely Adolescence
나 혼자 사춘기
Page
144
Publication Date
May 30, 2023
ISBN
9788932041568

Is today really the first day of my puberty, as mom said?

When Hyeonwoo thinks it would be just another day, something extraordinary comes to him—a handwritten letter. Who writes a letter in this day and age? To make matters worse, it doesn’t even say much. The sender is Hana, a classmate he barely knows. She says it’s funny that they are in the same class again this year. What’s so funny about that? Before he can process this weird message, another intruder butts in. His little cousin Sujang visits him unexpectedly, and in an attempt to hide the letter, Hyeonwoo makes Sujang cry. These seemingly small incidents drag him into an even bigger confusion, planting a rebellious streak in Hyeonwoo, who now understands that not everything the adults say is right. For his careless remark on how he wants to change his parents with ones who are more chill, Hyeonwoo is offered a dubious deal by the angels that pop up on TV. Although he quickly realizes he made a wrong choice, there’s no way for him to backtrack. Caught in the whirlwind of the sudden transition into a completely different world, Hyeonwoo tries to keep true to himself and takes brave steps into the adventure with his parents, whom he dragged into this ordeal.

★ 2023 Winner–19th Ma Haesong Literary Award

★ 2023 Book of the Month Recommendation–School Library Journal

★ 2023 Selected as Children and YA Book of the Month by KBBY(July)

★ 2023 Special Mention–Chapter Books and Novels(2022–2023) by KBBY

Oh Neul

Oh Neul grew up in Daejeon and moved to Seoul for college. Her first book, Pit-A-Pat, My First Secret Friend, has won the 3rd Mok Ilsin Award for Children’s Literature. My Lonely Adolescence is her second book and the winner of the 19th Ma Haesong Literary Award.

Noh Inkyung

Noh Inkyung studied graphic design at Hongik University and fine arts in Italy. She is the author of Soso the Book Cleaner, Train and Fish, Mr. Elephant and a Hundred Bubbles, and has illustrated many books, including Delicious Words and The Fun Magician. She was selected as one of the illustrators of the year at the 2012 Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

By the same author :

• Shower(2014) | I'm a Fart Bug, I'm a Nibble Bug(2013)

• The Exciting Magician(2011)