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Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea
Lee, Sungju2017
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'Every Falling Star' is the memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who was 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 recreates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with his gang, 'his brothers', to daily be hungry and to fear arrest, imprisonment, and even execution. This memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist.
Main title:
Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea / Sungju Lee and Susan Elizabeth McClelland.
Author:
Lee, Sungju, authorMcClelland, Susan, author
Imprint:
New York : Amulet Books, 2017.
Collation:
344 pages ; 21 cm
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9781419727610 (pbk)
Dewey class:
951.93051092951.930
LC class:
DS935.7773.L44
Language:
English
Subject:
Lee, Sungju -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literatureLee, Sungju -- Family -- Juvenile literatureHomeless boys -- Korea (North) -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureStreet children -- Korea (North) -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureKorea (North) -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literatureTeenage Non-FictionHistory
BRN:
2166010
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