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14-year-old Dae battles hunger, border guards, and homelessness when he's separated from his parents and forced to flee North Korea alone.The Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us.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. Short attention spans Chapter Book Ages 8-12 B&W Illustrations 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? This is the 1st children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave boys and girls who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster. Sure to appeal to fans of New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshis's I Survived Series and Refugee by Alan Gratz. The short chapters make for easy wins, and Dae's gripping situation keeps even reluctant readers turning pages just to find out what's going to happen next. Great for kids book clubs and classrooms--a study guide is available at https: //tinyurl.com/studynk Packed with a special fact section on North Korea and that's sure to satisfy curious minds. An empowering must-read for today's turbulent times. Collect the whole I Escaped Series ""a must for every reading list"" Can Dae find freedom? Read it and find out.

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"a fast-paced read, with three-dimensional characters and real-world implications. Highly recommended. Courage and perseverance win! Aching descriptions mix with beautifully crafted sentences, such as ""He was surprised to see the river again. It felt like bumping into a friend."" a good introduction to the issues involved A great middle-grade story . . . many exciting near misses and challenges to be faced Interesting, and makes you grateful. This is a really interesting, well-written story. Insightful. Intriguing. Enlightening. A ""must read"". I was enthralled with Dae's journey from beginning to end. It is well written and perfectly paced. The characters have depth, as do the settings. Definitely recommend! Fantastic ! just a superb educational book! It is so informative, colorful and exciting. The story is gripping and full of heart wrenching suspense. Great for young readers. Recommended."

a fast-paced read, with three-dimensional characters and real-world implications. Highly recommended. Courage and perseverance win! Aching descriptions mix with beautifully crafted sentences, such as ""He was surprised to see the river again. It felt like bumping into a friend."" a good introduction to the issues involved A great middle-grade story . . . many exciting near misses and challenges to be faced Interesting, and makes you grateful. This is a really interesting, well-written story. Insightful. Intriguing. Enlightening. A ""must read"". I was enthralled with Dae's journey from beginning to end. It is well written and perfectly paced. The characters have depth, as do the settings. Definitely recommend! Fantastic ! just a superb educational book! It is so informative, colorful and exciting. The story is gripping and full of heart wrenching suspense. Great for young readers. Recommended.

a fast-paced read, with three-dimensional characters and real-world implications. Highly recommended. Courage and perseverance win! Aching descriptions mix with beautifully crafted sentences, such as He was surprised to see the river again. It felt like bumping into a friend. a good introduction to the issues involved A great middle-grade story . . . many exciting near misses and challenges to be faced Interesting, and makes you grateful. This is a really interesting, well-written story. Insightful. Intriguing. Enlightening. A must read . I was enthralled with Dae's journey from beginning to end. It is well written and perfectly paced. The characters have depth, as do the settings. Definitely recommend! Fantastic ! just a superb educational book! It is so informative, colorful and exciting. The story is gripping and full of heart wrenching suspense. Great for young readers. Recommended.

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Scott Peters is a best-selling middle-grade author and has created over 300 museum, science center and theme park installations for such places as the SMITHSONIAN, WALT DISNEY WORLD, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, and the WASHINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. Peters also helped design an interactive TV show for the NICKELODEON CHANNEL. Peters writes historical adventures and mysteries, as well as activity and fact books for kids. Scott Peters is a best-selling middle-grade author and has created over 300 museum, science center and theme park installations for such places as the SMITHSONIAN, WALT DISNEY WORLD, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, and the WASHINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. Peters also helped design an interactive TV show for the NICKELODEON CHANNEL. Peters writes historical adventures and mysteries, as well as activity and fact books for kids.

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