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Little Green: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution

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Little Green: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution
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I was born in a small city near the East Sea,
when the Great Cultural Revolution began.
My name is Little Green,
my country Zhong Guo, the Middle Kingdom.
When I was ten years old,
our leader had died and the revolution ended.
And this is how I remember it.
When Chun Yu was born in a small city in China, she was born into a country in revolution. The streets were filled with roaming Red Guards, the walls were covered with slogans, and reeducation meetings were held in all workplaces. Every family faced danger and humiliation, even the youngest children.
Shortly after Chun's birth, her beloved father was sent to a peasant village in the countryside to be reeducated in the ways of Chairman Mao. Chun and her brother stayed behind with their mother, who taught in a country middle school where Mao's Little Red Book was a part of every child's education. Chun Yu's young life was witness to a country in turmoil, struggle, and revolution -- the only life she knew.
This first-person memoir of a child's view of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is a stunning account of a country in crisis and a testimony to the spirit of the individual -- no matter how young or how innocent.

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Manufacturer	A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2005-03-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780689869433

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