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Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
By Compestine, Ying Chang
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80508-207-4
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt, 2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2007
Gr 4-6 This story takes place in Wuhan from 1972 to '76, during the waning years of the Cultural Revolution. Nine-year-old Ling's doctor parents see their friends fall victim to the Red Guard and eventually they, too, suffer betrayal, job loss, hunger, and incarceration. Ling fears the cutting of her long (bourgeois) hair; she vows to keep it as an act...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Inspired by Compestine's own experience, this vivid novel tells the absorbing story of Ling, a Chinese girl who grows up durin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
