Every Falling Star : The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea (Hardcover)

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Sungju tells the story of growing up in North Korea. His family moves from the capitol city. His parents package this as a vacation, but really his father has been kicked out of the party and punished. It is during the family in the late 1990s. When his parents leave one at a time to get help, Su...

from mamzel

Even though he has escaped North Korea and settled in the U.S. and achieved remarkable success in education, the author still cannot use his real name for fear of retaliation of any family members left behind. Sungju's family lived in the capital city Pyongyang where his father was a respected me...

from Jan.Coco.Day

For anyone who loves a teenage underdog fighting for survival against a dystopian landscape, this guy actually lived it! Love and protection turns into loss turns into resilience turns into hope. Sungju Lee shares the same hope of every fictional dystopian hero: our world can be a better place.

from rdwhitenack

A great, quick read about the hardships of growing up in North Korea. This first person account really helped bring some of the thoughts I had on North Korea together. The Orphan Master's Son and a NatGeo documentary on NK had given me some pretty good background on what life is like in this veil...

from rdwhitenack

A great, quick read about the hardships of growing up in North Korea. This first person account really helped bring some of the thoughts I had on North Korea together. The Orphan Master's Son and a NatGeo documentary on NK had given me some pretty good background on what life is like in this veil...