Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
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Published:
Tantor Media, Inc 2016
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Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
09/13/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781515990109
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 5.9, 12 Points
Lexile measure:
880

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Sungju Lee. (2016). Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc.

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Sungju Lee. 2016. Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Tantor Media, Inc.

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Sungju Lee, Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Tantor Media, Inc, 2016.

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Sungju Lee. Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc, 2016.

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