This book was our book club book for this month. It is kind of difficult to find at stores (at least here). So you may want to check out Amazon. There are also 2 versions of this story. One is an Adult version, one is a young adult. The Adult one has more history, and is about 200 pages longer. I read the young adult and kind of want the other one just for more info.
This story is a biography of a boy that grew up in China under the reign of Mao. It talks about the cultural revolution in China from the perspective of an 11 year old. He was then trained in ballet, and found a way out of communism. It is very well written. Lots of history. It is also being made into a movie. It is a rare glimpse into that country.
Wahoo for historical books! I'm putting this on my read list. If you want another book about an oppressive communist regime The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia by Tim Tzouliadis is a good one. But it's best taken in small doses. It's incredibly depressing what happened under Stalin. I know the Garland Library has it. Or at least it did last July.
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