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Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
Every Falling Star The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
Author: Sungju Lee, Susan Elizabeth McClelland
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781419727610
ISBN-10: 1419727613
Publication Date: 10/17/2017
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Amulet Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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This is an incredible story of what life is like for the persecuted citizens of North Korea. Rarely do outsiders get an inside look into the heavily guarded dictatorial society which this author illustrates for us in painstaking details. This is a great read to help young adults begin to understand the struggle many humans face around the world in their search for freedom and equality.


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