Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea / Sungju Lee & Susan McClelland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Sungju, author.

McClelland, Susan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lee, Sungju--Family--Juvenile literature.

Lee, Sungju.

Lee, Sungju--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature.

Street children--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Street children.

Homeless boys--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Homeless boys.

Survival--Korea (North)--Juvenile literature.

Survival.

Boys--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Boys.

Korea (North)--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.

Korea (North).

Korea (North)--History--1994-2011--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 314 pages)

Place of Publication:

2022.

New York : Amulet Books, 2016.

Summary:

"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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61312-340-X