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The Princess Who Walked Into the Land of the Dead: A Korean Legend of the Girl Who Saved the Parents Who Threw Her Away
Paperback
Series: Stories to Heal - Illustrated Legends from Around the World
Fairy Tales & FolkloreGeneral Juvenile FictionHistory
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 6 2026
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
She was the daughter they gave away. She became the one who saved them.
Born as the seventh daughter of a royal family who wanted sons, Bari is abandoned at birth - left at the edge of the forest without a name, without a home, without anyone to tell her who she is.
But Bari survives. Raised by a kind old couple far from the palace, she grows into someone quietly extraordinary - someone who does not forget what was done to her, and who chooses, anyway, to become more than what was done.
When a great illness strikes the land and the only cure lies hidden in the spirit world, one person must walk into the realm of the dead to retrieve it. No warrior will go. No minister dares. Only Bari - the abandoned girl, the unwanted seventh daughter - steps forward into the dark.
What she finds there will ask everything of her. What she carries back will change everything.
Based on one of Korea's oldest and most beloved myths, this retelling brings Bari's story to a new generation in clear, gripping prose for readers ages 9 to 14 and English learners around the world. It is a story about what it costs to be left behind - and what it takes to discover you were worth finding all along.
Book 1 in the Stories to Heal - Legends from Around the World series.
Ancient stories. Real healing.Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan Presents, readers who love world mythology and folklore, and anyone who has ever had to learn their own worth the hard way.
The Princess Who Walked Into the Land of the Dead isa beautifully illustrated retelling of one of Korea's
most powerful legends - a story of abandonment,
courage, and the fierce love of a daughter who chose
to forgive.
- Ages 9-14 (perfect for English learners A2-B2)
- 8 chapters with original illustrations
- Standalone story - no prior reading needed
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