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

Sungju Lee

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

Sungju Lee with Susan Elizabeth McClelland

336 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced

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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 create...

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Moods

emotional 78%
sad 76%
dark 58%
tense 45%
informative 41%
inspiring 39%
reflective 36%
challenging 34%
adventurous 26%
hopeful 26%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 29%
slow 7%

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