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Little Green: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution
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by Chun Yu
Sales Rank: 445966
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List Price: $15.95
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 128 pages
Published by: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books March 1, 2005
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0689869436
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0689869433
Book Dimensions:
8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 9.6 ounces
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8–Xiao Qing, or Little Green, was born at the very beginning of the Cultural Revolution, and when she turned 10, Chairman Mao died. Because her father worked in the city before he was sent to the countryside for re-education and her mother taught first in a country school and later in the city, Little Green and her two siblings lived much of their younger years with their grandmother. This memoir, written as poetry, chronicles her daily life and reveals her perceptions of the world. Her story is revealed in snippets, much the way one remembers scenes from the distant past. The earlier poems reflect the emotions and fears of a young child while the later poems show an increasing awareness of the meaning of what is taking place. While poetry is an great vehicle for a memoir of this sort, the verse itself is uneven in quality. The author is at her best when describing life in the country where many of her depictions of the natural world are lyrical and full of beauty. The form works less well in the more narrative parts, where the poetry is not far removed from prose. Ji-Li Jiang's Red Scarf Girl (HarperCollins, 1997) and Da Chen's China's Son (Delacorte, 2001) also tell the story of young people living through this era. What makes Little Green slightly different is the younger age of the protagonist and the immediacy of the experience provided by the poetry. As such, it complements and extends those more substantial narratives.–Barbara Scotto, Michael Driscoll School, Brookline, MA
From Booklist
Gr. 7-10. Chun Yu was born in China in 1966, the year the Great Cultural Revolution began, and in spare poetry she remembers the first ten years of her life. True to a child's bewildered viewpoint and augmented by occasional, small black-and-white family photos, Yu gets across the grief at home and the school indoctrination. She feels her father's depression; plays war games against "Foreign Devils"; hears Mama defend her rich, dead parents; and sees intellectuals sent for "reeducation." Telling one person's story is often a compelling way to introduce politics, but because children will not know much of the history here, they may be frustrated by the vignettes, which provide only glimpses of the national terror and upheaval. A brief epilogue will help by providing some context about growing up "half blind to and half aware of the glory of the cause and the cruelty of the reality." So will pairing this with Ki-li Jiang's Red Scarf Girl (1997) or Ange Zhang's Red Land, Yellow River [BKL D 1 04], also about the cultural revolution Hazel Rochman
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Reader Reviews
This book is superb, and like nothing I've ever read. It's memoire, it's history, it's poetry, and it's like entering the heart and mind of a young girl in China's Cultural Revolution. It's funny, moving, heartbreaking even, and so very beautiful I've kept my copy with me everywhere I go. I think it's a mistake putting this in any age group. It's truly timeless and yes, some young readers will be delighted to read this, but so will adults of every age. If you're looking for a special gift for someone, this book is just about perfect. What more can I say? This is pure writing at its very best, and "Little Green" will be around forever.
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