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  • Every Falling Star

  • The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
  • Written by: Sungju Lee, Susan McClelland
  • Narrated by: David Shih
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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Every Falling Star

Written by: Sungju Lee, Susan McClelland
Narrated by: David Shih
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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.

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"A pampered son of the elite survives a nightmarish ordeal in this page-turner of a memoir." ( Kirkus)

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The true bond of friendship and brotherhood

Despite all the struggles Sungju had to deal with at such a young age, he didn't have to do it alone. It's a story of perseverance, the will to survive and the need for familial bonds. An angel was definitely watching over him throughout his life.

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