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Red Scarf Girl

 

ISBN-10

0064462080

ISBN-13

978-0064462082

Author

Jiang, Ji Li

Publisher

HarperCollins

Copyright

2004

Lexile

780L

Genre

Memoir

Synopsis

Ji-Li Jiang is a highly-ranked student, exceptional athlete, and avid follower of Chairman Mao's new China until her family's bourgeois background brings persecution and wrecks her educational opportunities and dreams of a successful career. This well-written memoir provides a detailed look at everyday life in 1960s Shanghai and presents a dilemma for readers to ponder.

Themes

War and Conflict, Appreciation of Diversity

Protagonist

Teen Female

Note

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