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Every Falling Star : The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
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Overview
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 listeners to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781665299671
- ISBN-10: 1665299673
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
- Publish Date: September 2016
- Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
- Reading Level: Ages 12-17
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