02735cam a2200409 i 4500 282078438 TxAuBib 20170101120000.0 160322s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016002463 9781419721328 hardback 1419721321 hardback DLC eng DLC TxAuBib rda Lee, Sungju. Every falling star : how I survived and escaped North Korea / by Sungju Lee and Susan Elizabeth McClelland. New York : Amulet Books, 2016. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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. 20170101. 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. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political. JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Asia. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homelessness & Poverty. Korea (North) History 1994-2011 Biography Juvenile literature. Korea (North) Social conditions Juvenile literature. McClelland, Susan.