Written by Choi, Na-Mi / Illustrated by Jung, Moon-Jo

As we feel nervous about the upcoming hurricane, thirteen-year-old kids can be nervous about the fact that they will soon grow up to be adults.
This story reflects the life of a modern family that has different personalities, and, at the same time, shows the school life of a 13-year-old Sang-Woo and his friends. You will be able to feel the reality that a 13-year-old Sang-Woo communicates with others through the Internet and worries about how he will be seen by friends. The worries come not just from his concerns about his dad but also from the concerns whether he will look eccentric or not. Friends of Sang-Woo also show special characteristics through their lives. Sang-Woo's best friend, Suk-Jae, pretends not to know anything although he knew Sang-Woo's secret in the first place. Pok-Byul who wants to be seen through chatting more than through the real life hates to reveal the fact that he is beaten by his father, more than he hates to be actually beaten by his father. So he comforts himself by creating his own world view with "cosmic perspective", telling himself the world he sees right now is just a part of the world.
Today's kids, the writer newly recognizes, are 'mature kids' who share thoughts with adults through the Internet and other media, capable of seeing the world through their own perspectives. This might be the reality of our kids today. The writer vividly describes the life pattern or the way of thinking of today's kids with her excellent style and realistic characters. She also specifically presents the beautiful scenery symbolized by a persimmon tree and a shooting star through children's eyes. The story brightly presents the life of today's kids who actually are called 'alien'. You would realize that kids around us are actually living their 'own' lives.