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Can I read China's son : growing up in the Cultural Revolution on EtoBox?
China's son : growing up in the Cultural Revolution by Chen, Da is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is China's son : growing up in the Cultural Revolution about?
A candid memoir about growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, adapted by the author from his Colors of the Mountain, published by Random House. Da Chen was born in China in 1962. The grandson of a landlord, he and his family were treated as outcasts in Communist China. In school, Da was an excellent student until a teacher told him that, because of his “family’s crimes,” he could never be more than a poor farmer. Feeling his fate was hopeless, Da responded by dropping out and hanging
Who reads China's son : growing up in the Cultural Revolution?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Chen, Da
- Publisher
- Delacorte Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385730501
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Historical Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.68 / 5 (252 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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