| Edition |
First Harper Trophy edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 285 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Liberation army dancer -- Destroy the four olds! -- Writing Da-zi-bao -- Red successors -- Graduation -- Sound of drums and gongs -- Propaganda wall -- Search in passing -- Fate -- Junior high school at last -- Locked up -- Educable child -- Half-city Jiangs -- Class education exhibition -- Rice harvest -- Incriminating letter -- Sweeping -- Epilogue -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
An outstanding student and much admired leader of her class, Ji-Li Jiang was poised for a shining future in the Communist party until the Cultural Revolution of 1966. Told with simplicity, innocence and grace, this unforgettable memoir gives a child's eye view of a terrifying time in 20th-century history--and of one family's indomitable courage under fire. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.0 8.0 17835. |
| Subject |
Jiang, Ji-li.
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China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
0064462080 paperback |
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9780064462082 paperback |
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0060275855 |
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9780060275853 |
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0439063000 |
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9780439063005 |
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9780613105279 |
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0613105273 |
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