Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
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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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Lee, S., Mcclelland, S., & Shih, D. (2016). Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Unabridged. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lee, Sungju, Susan, Mcclelland and David, Shih. 2016. Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lee, Sungju, Susan, Mcclelland and David, Shih, Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Tantor Media, Inc, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lee, Sungju,, et al. Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Unabridged. Tantor Media, Inc, 2016.
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| dateLastUpdated | Jul 10, 2025 06:14:33 PM |
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