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Every falling star : (Record no. 367403)

000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 02487cam a22004578i 4500
CONTROL NUMBER
control field 19025939
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20160324132031.0
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 160322s2016 nyu j 000 0aeng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2016002463
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781419721328 (hardback)
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
Transcribing agency DLC
AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code a-kn---
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number DS935.7773.L44
Item number A3 2016
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 951.9305/1092
-- B
Edition number 23
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME Lee, Sungju.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Every falling star :
Remainder of title how I survived and escaped North Korea /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Sungju Lee and Susan Elizabeth McClelland.
PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Projected publication date 1609
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent pages cm
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "This is YA nonfiction. It's the memoir of a boy named Sungju who grew up in North Korea and, at the age of twelve, was forced to live on the streets and fend for himself after his parents disappeared. Finally, after years of being homeless and living with a gang, Sungju is reunited with his maternal grandparents and, eventually, his father"--
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "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"--
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Boys
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Homeless boys
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Street children
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Survival
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Asia.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homelessness & Poverty.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name McClelland, Susan.
LOCAL DATA ELEMENT F, LDF (RLIN)
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b cbc
c orignew
d 1
e ecip
f 20
g y-gencatlg
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 02. English Fiction
COPY-LEVEL INFORMATION (RLIN)
Book number/undivided call number, CCAL (RLIN) rf14 2016-03-22 ONIX
Copy status, CST (RLIN) rf14 2016-03-22 telework; 1 new NAR and 1 NAR mod done; to SL
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code Collection
ACSX24622F LEEAthena Consolidated SchoolMemoir
SISX26005F LEESummerside Intermediate SchoolCreative NF
QCHS23295F LEEQueen Charlotte Intermediate School