Bibliograph

Every falling star, the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea, Sungju Lee and Susan Elizabeth McClelland

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Every falling star, the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea, Sungju Lee and Susan Elizabeth McClelland

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 6 to 9

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Every falling star

Oclc number

938991009

Responsibility statement

Sungju Lee and Susan Elizabeth McClelland

Sub title

the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea

Summary

"Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly re-creates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with his gang, his 'brothers'; to be hungry and to fear arrest, imprisonment, and even execution. This riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

True story of how I survived and escaped North Korea

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