![]() It’s a memoir written by Sungju Lee, a North Korean defector, with help from Susan Elizabeth McClelland. ![]() The Longer VersionĮvery Falling Star is an interesting read in many regards. Powerful, educational, sometimes choppy story. ![]() This riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist. 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. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. TITLE: Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North KoreaĪUTHOR: Sungju Lee, Susan Elizabeth McClellandĮvery 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. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ![]() I received this book for free from NetGalley, ABRAMS Kids in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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