Book
Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea
Record details
- ISBN: 1419721321
- ISBN: 9781419721328
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Physical Description:
xvii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2016.
- Copyright: ℗♭2016
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 880 Lexile. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Plymouth. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Pease Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Pease Public Library | YA BIO LEE
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34598000723323 | Teen Room Nonfiction | Available | - |
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. 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"--