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Book SynopsisThe amazing, dramatic, and painful autobiographical story of Ange Zhang as he came of age during the Cultural Revolution in China.
When Mao's Cultural Revolution took hold in China in June 1966, Ange Zhang was thirteen years old. His father was a famous writer. Shortly after the revolution began, many of Ange's classmates joined the Red Guard, Mao's youth movement, and they drove their teachers out of the classrooms.
But in the weeks that followed, Ange discovered that his father's fame as a writer now meant that he was a target of the new regime. When his father was arrested, he began to question everything that was happening in his country. Finally, Ange was forced to join many other young urban Chinese students in the countryside for re-education where he found the emotional space to develop his own artistic talent and to find that he, like his father, was an artist except that Ange's talent lay in painting and drawing.
This dramatic, painful a
Trade Review
On nearly every page, Zhang's distinctive artwork opens a window into his past. At times painterly, at times reminiscent of silk-screened posters, his computer-assisted illustrations are beautifully composed and often dramatic. * Booklist, STARRED REVIEW *
Although presented in picture-book format, this is a sophisticated personal reflection on the Cultural revolution...
* Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, STARRED REVIEW *
[A] breathtaking memoir...Red Land, Yellow River is an extraordinarily powerful recounting of a teen's experience of China's cultural revolution. * Quill & Quire *
[A] moving account of a youngster swept up in the revolutionary fervor and then beginning to question its goals... * School Library Journal *
[An] intense autobiography, written matter-of-factly but with deep feeling...Ange's story will resonate with preteen readers; he shows that not even oppression can squelch individuality - a stirring message of hope. * Publishers Weekly *
This is a fantastic book filled with emotionally poignant artwork, family photos, and narrative and non-fiction text. The audience is compelled to become immersed in the story. * Resource Links *
