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    Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea is the autobiographical story of Sungju Lee and his experience growing up in North Korea and eventually escaping. The book follows Lee from living in the grand city of Pyongyang to being kicked out and having to survive on the harsh streets of rural North Korea as a child. It describes the desperate situations Lee faced, including witnessing executions, learning to pickpocket, and being left to fend for himself. Though the story is depressing, it reminds the reader of hope in knowing that Lee survived and escaped North Korea. The reviewer recommends the book for mature readers aged 14 and up due to its heavy subject matter but acknowledges it

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    Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea is the autobiographical story of Sungju Lee and his experience growing up in North Korea and eventually escaping. The book follows Lee from living in the grand city of Pyongyang to being kicked out and having to survive on the harsh streets of rural North Korea as a child. It describes the desperate situations Lee faced, including witnessing executions, learning to pickpocket, and being left to fend for himself. Though the story is depressing, it reminds the reader of hope in knowing that Lee survived and escaped North Korea. The reviewer recommends the book for mature readers aged 14 and up due to its heavy subject matter but acknowledges it

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

    Sungju Lee
    Reviewed by: Paufa Phanachet, 14
    Star Teen Book Reviewer of Be the Star You Are! Charity
    www.bethestaryouare.org

    Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea, is, like the title
    suggests, about the true story of how Sungju Lee survived and escaped North Korea. This novel
    takes us from the grand opulence of Pyongyang to the desolate villages of rural North Korea. It
    follows a boy, the author, who has to grow up far too quickly. He was raised in the capital city,
    truly believing that “Joseon,” the North Korean name for the nation, is the greatest country in the
    world. Then unnamed actions led to him and his family being kicked out of the capital. He
    witnessed his first execution, learned to pickpocket and dropped out of school. His father left to
    find work in China and never returned. His mother disappeared in search of his aunt. He was left
    to fend for himself on the streets. And the streets are not a very forgiving place for a child.

    This is a book with some very heavy material, but I suppose it is hard to write a book about
    North Korea without a lot of heavy material. I would advise more mature readers to consider this
    book, at least 14-year-old and up, maybe even older than that. There is a very sad death, as well
    as lots of death in general. There are descriptions of very desolate situations and gory illnesses.
    The main character drinks alcohol, smokes and uses drugs. There is also mention of sex,
    prostitution and rape. All in all, this book is not for the faint of heart. It is very depressing, but
    we know it ends well. Especially considering this is an autobiographical book and the author is
    not a ghost.

    The storyline in itself was very typical of a biography. There was no real climax, it just moved
    along, but the resolution was definitely there. The book paints a picture of desperation very well.
    It reminds me of those war novels that just seemed so bleak and hopeless. His descriptions were
    heartbreaking, but not entirely exciting. It is a story I would recommend borrowing from the
    library, but I would not recommend buying it. It is not a pageturner. It is somewhere between an
    entertaining YA novel and a school-assigned reading. It makes you think and it makes you cry,
    but it does not make you desperately want to turn the page.

    Recommendations
    ● Empire Of The Sun by J. G. Ballard
    ● All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
    ● Long Road Home by Kim Yong
    ● The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson

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