A review by meaganmart
Sŏndŏk: Princess of the Moon and Stars, Korea, A.D. 595 by Sheri Holman

3.0

I loved these books as a child and I've been going through my bookshelves deciding what to keep and what I'm ready to donate. I will keep a copy of Sondok. It's one of the few historical fiction novels that I've found set in Ancient Korea and I think it's worth keeping for that fact alone. I do find this story interesting and appreciate the struggle Sondok feels between the new ways of Buddhism and the old ways where the priestesses and shamans contact ancestors. I think that's a struggle that many young readers can identify with. I would have liked the novel more if resources for further reading and exploration were provided.