The Tune Without Words

by Tina M. Cho, Deborah Lee (Illustrator)

HarperAlley has acquired author Tina Cho and illustrator Deborah Lee's The Tune Without Words, a middle grade graphic novel in verse that follows Yuhno and Joo Ri in their escape from North Korea and the many dangers they face—poisonous jungle snakes, corrupt soldiers, and the daily fear of being found out and sent back—in their journey to freedom. Publication is scheduled for fall 2022.

Genres: Graphic Novels Comics

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2022

About the author

Tina M. Cho is also known as Tina Cho.

Tina Cho is the author of Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans (Little Bee Books 2018), Korean Celebrations (Tuttle 2019), My Breakfast with Jesus: Worshipping God around the World (Harvest House 2020), The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story (Kokila/Penguin Random House 2020), God’s Little Astronomer (Waterbrook 2024), God’s Little Oceanographer 2025, & The Princess & the Grain of Rice (FSG 2025). Her lyrical middle grade graphic novel, The Other Side of Tomorrow, debuts from Harper Alley 11/12/2024. After living in South Korea for ten years, Tina, her husband, and two kids reside in Iowa where Tina also teaches kindergarten.