Lee, Sungju,

Every falling star : the true story of how I survived and escaped North Korea / Sungju Lee & Susan McClelland. - xv, 314 pages ; 22 cm

"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"--

9781419727610 (paperback) 9781419721328 (hardback)


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


Boys--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Homeless boys--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Street children--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Survival--Korea (North)--Juvenile literature.


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

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