Sook Nyul Choi

Sook Nyul Choi is a Korean American children's storybook author. She was born 1937 in Pyongyang, Korean. Now, Pyongyang is in North Korea. She writes about her experience that she was young refugee and she escaped from North Korea to South Korea. during Korean War. She wrote the book because she wanted to share her experience with her American friends and everyone. In 1962, She migrated to United States for higher education and she went to Manhattanville College. Also she bacame teacher at New York. Her first book published in 1991. Name is The year of Impossible Goodbye. The book won the awards of the best book for young adult.