{"id":14225,"date":"2021-07-08T18:46:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T22:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=14225"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:56:28","slug":"june-hur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/june-hur\/","title":{"rendered":"June Hur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June Hur was born in South Korea and raised mostly in Canada. She studied history and literature at the University of Toronto. Prior to becoming a full time writer, Hur worked as a library assistant in Toronto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Young adult)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Behind Five Willows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2026.
forthcoming May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As the dutiful second-eldest daughter of a poor family, society would have Haewon believe that her only hope of a decent life is to marry well. But during a time of rampant government censorship and book banning, she instead works as an illegal book transcriber to make a little extra money. It\u2019s dangerous work, but she loves it\u2014especially when she gets to transcribe the work of her favorite author, known as Black Lotus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When her older sister becomes smitten with a wealthy young gentleman, Haewon is roped into chaperoning them during their courtship. Which wouldn\u2019t be so terrible\u2026 if it weren\u2019t for the young man\u2019s uptight and annoying best friend who also accompanies them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the only son of a noble, Seojun has a lot expected of him. Wealth. Status. Respectability. Certainly not frivolous and often illicit activities such as reading fiction. But Seojun loves to do something even more scandalous: writing. He\u2019s kept his work secret from his father and friends, but with each passing day, the pressure of being his father\u2019s son and the dispiriting actions of the government make Seojun question the purpose of it all. The only thing keeping him going are the encouraging letters he receives from his transcriber, known only as Magpie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When his best friend falls hard for a girl of lower social status, Seojun finds himself forced to act as chaperone to the infatuated couple\u2014along with the girl’s younger sister, who is as irritating as she is judgmental. But as Haewon and Seojun spend more time together, they begin to suspect they may have judged each other too quickly\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Young adult)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Crane Among Wolves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2024.
PS8615.U755 C73 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

1506, Joseon. <\/strong>The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom\u2019s turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king\u2019s latest prey, Iseul leaves the relative safety of her village, traveling through forbidden territory to reach the capital in hopes of stealing her sister back. But she soon discovers the king\u2019s power is absolute, and to challenge his rule is to court certain death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prince Daehyun has lived his whole life in the terrifying shadow of his despicable half-brother, the king. Forced to watch King Yeonsan flaunt his predation through executions and rampant abuse of the common folk, Daehyun aches to find a way to dethrone his half-brother once and for all. When staging a coup, failure is fatal, and he\u2019ll need help to pull it off\u2014but there\u2019s no way to know who he can trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Iseul’s and Daehyun’s fates collide, their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hate for the king. Armed with Iseul\u2019s family connections and Daehyun\u2019s royal access, they reluctantly join forces to launch the riskiest gamble the kingdom has ever seen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save her sister. Free the people. Destroy a tyrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Honours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards–Young People’s Literature, Text, English<\/a> (Finalist)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Young adult)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Forest of Stolen Girls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2021.
PS8615.U755 F67 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

1426, Joseon (Korea). <\/strong>Hwani’s family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years later, Detective Min\u2014Hwani’s father\u2014learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investigate\u2026 only to vanish as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Determined to find her father and solve the case that tore their family apart, Hwani returns home to pick up the trail. As she digs into the secrets of the small village\u2014and collides with her now estranged sister, Maewol\u2014Hwani comes to realize that the answer could lie within her own buried memories of what happened in the forest all those years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Young adult)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Red Palace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father’s approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Hyeon is suddenly thrust into the dark and dangerous world of court politics when someone murders four women in a single night, and the prime suspect is Hyeon’s closest friend and mentor. Determined to prove her beloved teacher’s innocence, Hyeon launches her own secret investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her hunt for the truth, she encounters Eojin, a young police inspector also searching for the killer. When evidence begins to point to the Crown Prince himself as the murderer, Hyeon and Eojin must work together to search the darkest corners of the palace to uncover the deadly secrets behind the bloodshed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Honours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2022 The Globe 100 (Globe and Mail<\/em>, 2 Dec. 2022)
2023 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award<\/a> (Finalist)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction (Young adult)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Silence of Bones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

1800, Joseon (Korea). Homesick and orphaned sixteen-year-old Seol is living out the ancient curse: \u201cMay you live in interesting times.\u201d Indentured to the police bureau, she\u2019s been tasked with assisting a well-respected young inspector with the investigation into the politically charged murder of a noblewoman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As they delve deeper into the dead woman’s secrets, Seol forms an unlikely bond of friendship with the inspector. But her loyalty is tested when he becomes the prime suspect, and Seol may be the only one capable of discovering what truly happened on the night of the murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in a land where silence and obedience are valued above all else, curiosity can be deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Honours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2021 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award (Finalist)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

June Hur personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Feiwel and Friends<\/a>, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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