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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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic Press,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First US edition. |
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| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Publisher's description. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Villages |v Young adult fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Friendship |v Young adult fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Liberty |v Young adult fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Swimming |v Young adult fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Communism |z China |v Young adult fiction. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a China |v Young adult fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Freedom |v Young adult fiction. | |
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