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Revolution is not a dinner party : a novel
Starting in 1972 when she is nine years old, Ling, the daughter of two doctors, struggles to make sense of the communists' Cultural Revolution, which empties stores of food, homes of appliances deemed \"bourgeois,\" and people of laughter.
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A test of character
In my debut novel, Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, there is a scene where Ling, the main character, watches her father burn the family's books. Despite this wholesale destruction of the books around me, my hunger for literature only intensified and fueled my desire to escape to a place where books and food abounded.
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Secrets of the terra-cotta soldier
Through the stories of a terra-cotta soldier who has survived through the centuries, thirteen-year-old Ming, a village boy in 1970s China, learns the history of Emperor Qin, known both for building the Great Wall of China and for burying scholars alive, and how and why the terra-cotta soldiers came to be.
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Crouching tiger
When Ming Da's Chinese grandpa comes to visit, he overcomes his initial embarrassment at his grandfather's traditions and begins to appreciate him.
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In China, hoping for a father's love
Always active, with a brilliant and curious mind, Li Na rises to the challenge of Hong Kong's fiercely competitive secondary school system, and later delves passionately into a broad range of topics at a post-secondary school. The living conditions he describes at the school are reminiscent of my own college dorm experiences a generation later - crowded dorm rooms, no heat or air conditioning, unbearable bathrooms, poor diet, \"self-criticism and mutual criticism\" sessions, and endless hours of political study.
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The real story of stone soup
When a crew of Chinese fishermen forget to bring cooking utensils with them, they find creative ways to make do with what they have and what they can find.
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A Chinese son seeks a distant father's love
As someone born and raised in Communist China, I was captivated by Charles Li's firsthand account of the tumultuous events that define the history of modern China.
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The runaway wok : a Chinese New Year tale
On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but magic--wok that changes their fortunes forever. Includes information about Chinese New Year and a recipe for fried rice.
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The Story of Kites
COMPESTINE, Ying Chang. The Story of Kites. illus. by YongSheng Xuan. unpaged. CIP. Holiday House. 2003. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-8234-1715-8. LC 2002027375.
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