Product Description

In 1966 Ji-Li Jiang turned 12. 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 Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, and everything changed. Intelligence suddenly became a crime, and having wealthy ancestors meant persecution - or worse. Over the next few years, Ji-Li and her family were humiliated and scorned, and lied in constant terror of arrest. Finally, with the detention of her father, Ji-Li was faced with the most difficult choice of her life. She could denounce her father and break with her family, or she could refuse to testify and sacrifice her future in her beloved Communist Party.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #506536 in Books
• Published on: 1999-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Red Scarf Girl is an incredible account of struggle & choice
Red Scarf Girl is the story of a Chinese girl who must deal with the changes of the Cultural Revolution in China. This true account is an incredible read for adolescents and is told with an innocent voice of a 6th grader. She is forced to choose between her country and her family and I really learned a lot about history. This is really a great book and the seventh grade students I am working with love it too. Very informative.