This riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist. 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. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. 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. Review Copy: ARC received from publisher via NetGalleyĪvailability: Available September 13, 2016 Title: Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North KoreaĪuthor: Sungju Lee & Susan Elizabeth McClelland
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