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A stirring and magnificently illustrated picture-book memoir of the author’s childhood during the Chinese Cultural RevolutionYing Chang Compestine was a young girl in 1966 when Mao launched his Cultural Revolution to reclaim power and eliminate non-communist values in the country. His army began punishing and arresting people who didn’t agree with him, foreign reading material was banned, and children were all required to dress in uniform and carry the Little Red Book of Mao’s teachings. It was a time of fear, mayhem, and scarcity that lasted until Mao’s death ten years later, when Ying was thirteen. Through those ten harrowing years, Ying’s parents found ways to secretly educate her and allow her dreams of visiting America to stay vibrant. Now she brings her childhood story and China’s history to life in this absorbing and beautiful picture book.

Awards:
2024 Gold Standard Selection by the Junior Library Guild

Wall Street Journal's Best Books of 2024: Children’s Books

Booklist's Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2024

Common Sense Selection's Best Books of the Year: 2024

Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year

CALIBA Golden Poppy Finalist

Freeman Book Award's Honorable Mention

Reviews:

★ "A fascinating memoir of living during a tumultuous time...matched with rich illustrations and will engage readers...Strong first buy."
— School Library Journal

★ "Illustrating events in an appropriately Socialist Realist style, Liu depicts human figures standing and gesturing in broad, dramatic poses, with exaggerated expressions of fear or fervor to reflect the tenor of the moment, against backgrounds marked with revolutionary posters and other exactly drawn details. An intense and account of life in an authoritarian regime, relevant to our times."
— Booklist

★ "Debut illustrator Xinmei Liu gives the ink and digitally colored artwork the feel of vintage Chinese art and design, strengthening an already gripping historical narrative."
-- Publisher’s Weekly

"...draws readers...into the vortex of suspicion..."
— The Wall Street Journal

“The author uses simple, clear language to make complex political ideas more accessible to young audiences. Liu’s artwork helps add depth with nuanced facial expressions, thoughtful details, and eye-catching visual compositions. The vibrant palette and the style of the illustrations are fittingly reminiscent of vintage Chinese propaganda posters. A vivid glimpse into a childhood under communist rule."
— Kirkus Reviews

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Growing Up under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution

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