Because Lee was not a native English speaker, when he came to the United States, he received help from Susan McClelland to lay out his story. On a scale of 1 to10, Every Falling Star definitely deserves a 9 for its well-written passages and amazingly illustrated emotion. They were trying their hardest to make ends meet, but to say more would take away from Sungju’s story. Unlike Chinese Cinderella, a deeply saddening story of a disowned little girl, everybody around Sungju loved him. Compared to other books highlighting political struggles and the impact on its citizens, this was one of the most compelling stories. He endured many hardships at the tender age of 11 and suffered for five years before finally escaping the torment of his country. The lyrics speak of hope, and it was this hope which I was trying to infuse in Lee. I thought of the song “When You Believe” sung by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Throughout the author’s heartbreaking story, I kept trying to push him forward. As time passed and despite his complaints, Sungju would never return to Pyongyang. He needed to be a good son so he could be in the regime and in the ranks of North Korea’s Eternal Leader, Kim II-sung. His mother shamed him for asking, and Sungju felt bad. Sungju then asked about where his dog would go while the Lees were on vacation. But, instead they were going to the country. Sungju wondered if they were going to vacation to the ocean like he wanted. One day, Sungju came home from school to find his parents packing up their things. Little did Sungju know, this strategy would save his life. If a hideout was overtaken or deemed unsafe for the soldiers to return to, stones would be placed in front.
North Korea would always win, for in Sungju’s mind, it was the best country in the world! One of the strategies he used was a series of stones. In fact, when he was little, he and his father used to play a game with his father teaching young Sungju the ways of war. Someday, Sungju would fight in the North Korean army to beat the nasty Americans and cruel South Koreans. His father, an army general, was his greatest hero. To young Sungju Lee, this was North Korea.
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