Red Scarf Girl

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Red Scarf Girl

Red Scarf Girl

By: Ji-li Jiang

This powerful autobiography tells the true story of twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang, whose life is upended when Chairman Mao launches the Cultural Revolution. Once a model student with a bright future, Ji-li must now navigate a world where loyalty to the Party means turning against her own family. As fear and persecution close in, she’s faced with an impossible choice. A compelling and deeply personal memoir, Red Scarf Girl is an excellent addition to social studies or history curriculum. Includes a glossary and pronunciation guide.

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This accessible autobiography is the true story of one girl's determination to hold her family together 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, friends, 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. When Ji-li's father is finally imprisoned, she faces the most difficult dilemma of her life.

A personal and painful memoir—a page-turner as well as excellent material for social studies curricula—Red Scarf Girl also includes a thorough glossary and pronunciation guide.

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Used in Modern U.S. and World History 11-12

  • By: Ji-li Jiang

  • Pages: 320

  • ISBN: 9780064462082

  • Media: Paperback

  • Reading level: 7th +
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