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Every Falling Star
- The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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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- Anonymous User
- 14-06-2023
Love every bit of this book -
Probably the best book I have read all year and I implore you to read it. Not only well written and narrated but gave me an important insight into the lives of the North Koreans who suffer and whose lives deserve so much more. Thank you sungju Lee for giving us your story....
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- Kim
- 13-10-2024
Unable to stop listening
This story is capturing from beginning to end - well written and performed! An eye opener about the terrible situation people in North Korea still experience.
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