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Every Falling Star

by Sungju Lee
Susan Elizabeth McClelland
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Written for a young audience, this intense memoir explores the harsh realities of life on the streets in contemporary North Korea.
Every Falling Star is the memoir of Sungju Lee, who at the age of twelve was forced to live on the streets of North Korea 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 riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist.
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Publisher: ABRAMS, Inc.

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  • Release date: March 31, 2022

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  • ISBN: 9781613123409
  • File size: 3763 KB
  • Release date: March 31, 2022

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  • ISBN: 9781613123409
  • File size: 4219 KB
  • Release date: March 31, 2022
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Multi-Cultural Geography Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.9
Lexile® Measure:880
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:4-5

Written for a young audience, this intense memoir explores the harsh realities of life on the streets in contemporary North Korea.
Every Falling Star is the memoir of Sungju Lee, who at the age of twelve was forced to live on the streets of North Korea 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 riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Multi-Cultural Geography Young Adult Nonfiction
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