Every Falling Star
The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
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Every Falling Star
Narrated by:
David Shih
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Narrated by:
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David Shih
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Written by:
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Sungju Lee
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Susan McClelland
About this listen
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 12 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 recreates 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 listeners to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist.
©2016 Sungju Lee (P)2016 TantorCritic Reviews
"A pampered son of the elite survives a nightmarish ordeal in this page-turner of a memoir." ( Kirkus)
The narrator, a master bard, doth paint a vivid tapestry, drawing the reader deep into its heart.
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