Full name: Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

Author: Ji-li Jiang Year: 1997 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Memoirs, History, Non Fiction Culture: China Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780064462082

In 1966 Ji-li Jiang turned twelve. An outstanding student and leader, she had everything: brains, the admiration of her peers, and a bright future in China's Communist Party. But that year China's leader, Mao Ze-dong, launched the Cultural Revolution, and everything changed. Over the next few years Ji-li and her family were humiliated and scorned by former friends, neighbors, and co-workers. They lived in constant terror of arrest. Finally, with the detention of her father, Ji-li faced the most difficult choice of her life. Told with simplicity and grace, this is the true story of one family's courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century. Ages 11+ Similar books: Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng My Name is Number 4 by Ting-Xing Ye Feather in the Storm by Emily Wu Colors of the Mountain by Da Chen Red Azalea by Anchee Min A Leaf in the Bitter Wind by Ting-Xing Ye The Secret Piano by Zhu Xiao-Mei Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah Bound Feet & Western Dress by Pang-Mei Chang Little Green by Chun Yu Sounds of the River by Da Chen Snow Falling in Spring by Moying Li Born Red by Yuan Gao Daughter of China by Meihong Xu Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin Wild Swans by Jung Chang On Gold Mountain by Lisa See A Thousand Pieces of Gold by Adeline Yen Mah Lilla's Feast by Frances Osborne A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa