Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
by Sungju Lee and Susan McClelland
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2016
Word Count 74,298
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 880L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 184101, 12 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Family
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homeles
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
- Survival--Korea (North)--Juvenile literature
- Korea (North)
- 1994-2011
- Boys
- Lee, Sungju
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homelessness & Poverty
- Homeless boys--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lee, Sungju--Family--Juvenile literature
- Korea (North)--Social conditions--Juvenile literature
- Street children
- Autobiographies
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Lee, Sungju--Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics | Homelessness & Poverty
- Boys--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
- Homeless boys
- Homeless persons
- Young Adult Biography
- History
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Asia
- Street children--Korea (North)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Survival
- Social conditions
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Asia
- Korea (North)--History--1994-2011--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Childhood and youth
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
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- Global Reading
- Sora Starter Collection 2024-2025
- Global Social Studies - Grade 6-8
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About the Authors 2
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Sungju Lee
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Interview with Susan McClelland
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Curriculum Connections from The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by David Shih
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Book Trailers 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2017
Freeman Book Awards, 2016-2023
Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
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