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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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you get a feeling, through the details, of what it's like to be a refugee. I read it with my daughter- it held her interest and I think it gave her more gratitude, and empathy. perhaps this is the novel's best quality: its amazing ability to approach the reality of our world in a way that is true and yet still appropriate for a child. As another reviewer mentioned, this is actually an important book to read even as a grown-up. Praise for Ellie Crowe: Inspiring and poignant--Bloomsbury PressWell researched and fact-filled--School Library JournalHard to put down--Asian American PressPage-turning drama--The Honolulu Star Advertiser An intense, emotional story--The Sacramento BeeA gripping and engaging story--Online Book Club Ellie Crowe's Awards: Asian/Pacific American Award For Children's LiteratureSimon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World AwardTexas Woman's University Librarians ChoiceBank Street College Books of the YearHawaii's Kahili Award for Literary ArtBookList Best Children's Books Praise For Scott Peters: A natural and gifted storyteller -- Historical Novel SocietyAction-packed! -- Middle Grade Fiction FinderThe students absolutely love it! -- Janine Taft, 6th Grade TeacherPage turner for even the most reluctant readers. -- Christian Groth

you get a feeling, through the details, of what it's like to be a refugee. I read it with my daughter- it held her interest and I think it gave her more gratitude, and empathy. perhaps this is the novel's best quality: its amazing ability to approach the reality of our world in a way that is true and yet still appropriate for a child. As another reviewer mentioned, this is actually an important book to read even as a grown-up.

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"Scott Peters has always been fascinated by history. Scott writes adventures for middle-graders who love to explore the world. In addition to writing, the author 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. Awards include: 2008 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, 2008 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Once Upon a World Award, Carter G. Woodson Award, Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2010/2011selection, Bank Street College Books of the Year, The Bloomsbury Review Editors Favorite, Cleveland Public Library Distinguished Children's Biography List, Texas Women's University Librarians' Choice 2008, Kiriyama Notable Books 2008, BookList Best Children's Books 2007, 5 awards for excellence from the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, the Kahili Award in Literary Arts in the 2004 ""Keep It Hawaii"" awards, Award for special interest book in 2002 by the Hawaii Book Publishers'Association, Hawaii Tourism Authority ""Keep it Hawaii"" award for excellence in Literary Arts."

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