Scott Peters
I Escaped North Korea!
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Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature winner Ellie Crowe and bestselling children's author Scott Peters tell this gripping story about one young refugee's escape from the oppression of North Korea.14-year-old Dae has been taught that North Korea is the best place in the world. Yet the painfully skinny boy can't help wondering why all his family has to eat is watery porridge made from grass.At school, Dae and his friends bow before the giant portraits of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, their clothes flapping around their bony limbs. Dae begins to question why the Great Leaders look so well fed.When Dae's beloved father is hauled…
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Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature winner Ellie Crowe and bestselling children's author Scott Peters tell this gripping story about one young refugee's escape from the oppression of North Korea.14-year-old Dae has been taught that North Korea is the best place in the world. Yet the painfully skinny boy can't help wondering why all his family has to eat is watery porridge made from grass.At school, Dae and his friends bow before the giant portraits of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, their clothes flapping around their bony limbs. Dae begins to question why the Great Leaders look so well fed.When Dae's beloved father is hauled away to a hard-labor camp, the young teen must fend for himself. Alone, things turn from bad to worse and Dae dreams of rebellion--of fleeing across the scary border into China to look for work. For how else can he help feed his family and pay the bribes to free his father?But can he survive the deadly crossing?Does he have what it takes to escape?Young readers will be transported by this new series about brave kids who face real world challenges and find ways to escape. Sure to appeal to fans of New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshis's I Survived Series and Refugee by Alan Gratz.A study guide is available at tinyurl.com/studynkA powerful, relevant read in turbulent times.
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Crowe, Ellie
- ISBN: 978-1-951019-02-0
- EAN: 9781951019020
- Produktnummer: 31755615
- Verlag: Best Day Books For Young Readers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 112 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.0 cm 327 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 327
Über den Autor
Scott Peters has always had a fascination for all things ancient Egyptian. Before retiring to focus on writing, Peters created over 300 museum, science center and theme park installations for such places as the Smithsonian, the Washington Children's Museum, Walt Disney World and Paramount Pictures. Peters helped design an interactive TV show for the Nickelodeon Channel. The author's true passion is writing exciting books that take readers back in time to ancient Egypt.Scott Peters is the author of the middle grade mystery and adventure series about two young sibling detectives in ancient Egypt. They appeal to fans of Rick Riordan and his Kane Chronicles and Percy Jackson series. Anyone who enjoys myths and legends, mythical gods and goddesses, or mystery books with adventure and suspense like the Hardy Boys and Theodore Boone, will enjoy these books.Scott's non-fiction Ancient Egypt Mummy book contains the largest collection of mummy facts in one trivia reference book. His books are recommended for middle grade readers and up. They're popular with homeschool parents, in kids book clubs, with teachers, schools and librarians.
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