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Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party

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By Ying Chang Compestine
Publisher Henry Holt Company - (Henry Holt Company Books For Young Readers)
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
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Nineyearold Ling is very comfortable in her life; her parents are both dedicated surgeons in the best hospital in Wuhan. But when Comrade Li, one of Maos political officers, moves into a room in their apartment, Ling begins to witness the gradual disintegration of her world. In an atmosphere of increasing mistrust, Ling fears for the safety of her neighbors and, soon, for herself and family. Over the course of four years, Ling manages to grow and blossom, even as she suffers more horrors than many people face in a lifetime. Drawing from her childhood experience, Ying Chang Compestine brings hope and humor to this compelling story for all ages about a girl fighting to survive during the Cultural Revolution in China. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Partyis a 2008 Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year.

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42678 words42,678 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 740LLexile 740L
Grade 5 to 9Grade 5 to 9
Age 10-14Age 10-14
Published 2007Published 2007

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9780805082074

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