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Jiang Ji - Li - Red Scarf Girl A Memoir Of The Cultural Revolution - Hardcover
Jiang Ji - Li - Red Scarf Girl A Memoir Of The Cultural Revolution - Hardcover
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Binding: Hardcover
Description: Publishers Weekly Best Book * AL a Best Book for Young Adults * AL a Notable Children's Book * AL a Booklist Editors Choice Moving honest and deeply personal Red Scarf Girl is the incredible true story of one girl's courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century. It's 1966, and twelve - year - old Ji - li Jiang has everything a girl could want: brains popularity and a bright future in Communist China. But it's also the year that China's leader Mao Ze - dong launches the Cultural Revolution and Ji - li's world begins to fall apart. Over the next few years people who were once her friends and neighbors turn on her and her family forcing them to live in constant terror of arrest. And when Ji - li's father is finally imprisoned she faces the most difficult dilemma of her life. Written in an accessible and engaging style this page - turning autobiography will appeal to readers of all ages and it includes a detailed glossary and a pronunciation guide.
Title: Red Scarf Girl A Memoir Of The Cultural Revolution
Author(s): Jiang Ji - Li
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780060275853
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/6/1997
Description: Publishers Weekly Best Book * AL a Best Book for Young Adults * AL a Notable Children's Book * AL a Booklist Editors Choice Moving honest and deeply personal Red Scarf Girl is the incredible true story of one girl's courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century. It's 1966, and twelve - year - old Ji - li Jiang has everything a girl could want: brains popularity and a bright future in Communist China. But it's also the year that China's leader Mao Ze - dong launches the Cultural Revolution and Ji - li's world begins to fall apart. Over the next few years people who were once her friends and neighbors turn on her and her family forcing them to live in constant terror of arrest. And when Ji - li's father is finally imprisoned she faces the most difficult dilemma of her life. Written in an accessible and engaging style this page - turning autobiography will appeal to readers of all ages and it includes a detailed glossary and a pronunciation guide.
Title: Red Scarf Girl A Memoir Of The Cultural Revolution
Author(s): Jiang Ji - Li
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780060275853
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/6/1997