Bibliograph

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

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Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes glossary (pages 310-314)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Intended audience

880L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Every falling star

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Sungju Lee and Susan McClelland

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG+, 5.9, 12, 184101

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

adult

resource.variantTitle

True story of how I survived and escaped North Korea

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