03898cam a2200709 i 4500 353895150 TxAuBib 20180810120000.0 160322s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016002463 9781419721328 1419721321 9781419723810 1419723812 (OCoLC)938991009 TxAuBib rda Lee, Sungju,. Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea / Sungju Lee & Susan McClelland. New York : Amulet Books, [2016] xv, 314 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "This is YA nonfiction. It's the memoir of a boy named Sungju who grew up in North Korea and, at the age of twelve, was forced to live on the streets and fend for himself after his parents disappeared. Finally, after years of being homeless and living with a gang, Sungju is reunited with his maternal grandparents and, eventually, his father"-- Provided by publisher. "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 readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist"-- Provided by publisher. Accelerated Reader MG+ 5.9 12. Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.9 12 184101. 20180810. 2017 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies. Lee, Sungju Childhood and youth Juvenile literature. Lee, Sungju Family Juvenile literature. Lee, Sungju Childhood and youth. Lee, Sungju Family. Lee, Sungju. Lee, Sungju. Family. Boys Korea (North) Biography Juvenile literature. Boys Korea (North) Biography. Boys Korea (North) Biography. Homeless boys Korea (North) Biography Juvenile literature. Homeless boys Korea (North) Biography. Street children Korea (North) Biography Juvenile literature. Street children Korea (North) Biography. Street children Biography. Survival Korea (North) Juvenile literature. Survival Korea (North.) JUVENILE NONFICTION Biography & Autobiography Cultural Heritage. JUVENILE NONFICTION Biography & Autobiography Political. JUVENILE NONFICTION People & Places Asia. JUVENILE NONFICTION Social Issues Homelessness & Poverty. Homeless persons Biography. Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc Korea (North.) Korea (North) History 1994-2011 Biography Juvenile literature. Korea (North) Social conditions Juvenile literature. Korea (North) History 1994-2011. Korea (North) Social conditions. Korea (North) History Biography. Korea (North) Social conditions. Autobiographies. Young adult works. McClelland, Susan. Lee, Sungju., New York : Amulet Books, 2016.