Yun-Ook Jang is a freelance illustrator who rents out a room to help pay off her debts. Her tenant is a drop out named Bum-Moo Lee who only has a part-time job. Before Yun-Ook knew how old Bum-Moo was, he seemed rather mysterious and cold to her, and the two argued all the time. But what’s this?! He’s only seventeen?! He’s just a kid who ought to be in school! Then one day, Bum-Moo asks her a dangerous question: ”Do you mind if I like you?”
- FOREST OF GRAY CITY Volume 1 | February 2007
- FOREST OF GRAY CITY Volume 2 | August 2008
Forest of Gray City © Uhm JungHyun / Seoul Cultural Publishers, Inc.
FOREST OF GRAY CITY Volume 1
by Uhm JungHyun
February 2007 | ISBN: 978-89-527-4623-8 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5.75″x 8.25″ | Teen
Yun-Ook Jang is a freelance illustrator who rents out a room to help pay off her debts. Her tenant is a drop out named Bum-Moo Lee who only has a part-time job. Before Yun-Ook knew how old Bum-Moo was, he seemed rather mysterious and cold to her, and the two argued all the time. But what’s this?! He’s only seventeen?! He’s just a kid who ought to be in school! Then one day, Bum-Moo asks her a dangerous question: ”Do you mind if I like you?”
FOREST OF GRAY CITY Volume 2
by Uhm JungHyun
August 2008 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-2880-2 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5.75″x 8.25″ | Teen
The arrival of Bum-Moo’s stepsister gives Yun-Ook the chance to learn more about her young roommate—the tragedy that drew him closer to his sister, the reason he dropped out of school, and the jealously that forced him out on his own. As she finds out more about Bum-Moo’s story, a face from her own past takes Yun-Ook by surprise. Forced to confront her losses in love and life, Yun-Ook must decide once and for all how to move forward in response to Bum-Moo’s affections.
series complete
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