Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
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Publishers Weekly Best Book * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * ALA 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.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/06/1997
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780060275853
Age: Young Adult
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 17835 / Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Children's Books of Distinction Awards - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/28/1997 pg. 75
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/1997 pg. 1391
Booklist 10/01/1997 pg. 331
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1998 pg. 733
School Library Journal 12/01/1997 pg. 139
New York Times 01/18/1998 pg. 18
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1998 pg. 1211
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1998 pg. 1224
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1997 pg. 180 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Booklist 09/15/1999 pg. 254
About the Author
Jiang, Ji-Li: -
Ji-li Jiang was born in Shanghai, China, in 1954. She graduated from Shanghai Teachers' College and Shanghai University and was a science teacher before she came to the United States in 1984. After her graduation from the University of Hawaii, Ms. Jiang worked as an operations analyst for a hotel chain in Hawaii, then as budget director for a health-care company in Chicago. In 1992 she started her own company, East West Exchange, to promote cultural exchange between Western countries and China.