Freedom swimmer
"Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's "Great Leap Forward", and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields. When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a Communist Party re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First US edition. |
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| Summary: | "Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's "Great Leap Forward", and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields. When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a Communist Party re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals... But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond over evening swims and shared dreams. But as the bitterness of life under the Party begins to take its toll on both boys, they begin to imagine the impossible: freedom"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 236 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781338656138 1338656139 |
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