<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for Lee, Sungju]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for Lee, Sungju]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/stmarys/rss/search?query=Lee%2C%20Sungju&amp;searchType=author&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:22:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Every Falling Star]]></title><description><![CDATA["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 creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly re-creates 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 readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist"--Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://stmarys.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S12C603803</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stmarys.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S12C603803</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee, Sungju]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://stmarys.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/603803012</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781419721328/MC.GIF&amp;client=strtp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Falling Star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written for a young audience, this intense memoir explores the harsh realities of life on the streets in contemporary North Korea. Every Falling Star is the memoir of Sungju Lee, who at the age of twelve was forced to live on the streets of North Korea 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 daily be hungry and to fear arrest, imprisonment, and even execution. This riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist.]]></description><link>https://stmarys.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2877560</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stmarys.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2877560</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee, Sungju, McClelland, Susan Elizabeth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://stmarys.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2877560980</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781613123409/MC.GIF&amp;client=strtp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>