Red Scarf Girl
A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
New York, NY : Harper Teen, 2008.
Format: Book
Edition: Revised paperback edition.
Description: xvii, 285 pages ; 18 cm
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.
Contents:
The liberation army dancer -- Destroy the Four Olds! -- Writing Da-zi-bao -- The Red successors -- Graduation -- The sound of drums and gongs -- The propaganda wall -- A search in passing -- Fate -- Junior high school at last -- Locked up -- An educable child -- Half-city Jiangs -- The class education exhibition -- The rice harvest -- The incriminating letter -- Sweeping.
Target Audience: 780L
ISBN:
0061667714
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T BIOGRAPHY Jiang, Ji-Li | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Biography | Out (Due: 5/31/2024) |
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Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, ©1997.