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1 online resource (xv, 314 pages) |
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text file rda |
| Summary |
"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. |
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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 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. |
| Audience |
880L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG+ 5.9 12 12 184101 |
| Summary |
The memoir of a twelve-year-old boy who grew up in North Korea looks at how he was forced to live on the streets, fend for himself, and live with a gang after his parents disappeared. |
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Lee, Sungju -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
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Lee, Sungju -- Family -- Juvenile literature.
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Lee, Sungju. |
| Chronological Term |
1994-2011 |
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Boys -- Korea (North) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Homeless boys -- Korea (North) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Street children -- Korea (North) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Survival -- Korea (North) -- Juvenile literature.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Cultural Heritage. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Political. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- Asia. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Issues -- Homelessness & Poverty. |
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Boys. |
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Families. |
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Homeless boys. |
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Social conditions. |
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Street children. |
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Survival. |
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Korea (North) -- History -- 1994-2011 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
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Lee, Sungju -- Childhood and youth.
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Lee, Sungju -- Family.
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Boys.
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Homeless boys.
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Street children.
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Survival -- Korea (North)
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Korea (North) -- History -- 1994-2011.
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Asia. |
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homelessness & Poverty. |
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Korea (North) |
| Genre |
Young adult literature.
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Electronic books. |
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Biographies.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
McClelland, Susan.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Lee, Sungju. Every falling star New York : Amulet Books, 2016 9781419721328 (DLC) 2016002463 (OCoLC)938991009 |
| ISBN |
9781613123409 : |
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161312340X : |
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