Red Scarf Girl

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CATALOG COPY TK Previous edition: HC 0-06-027585-5 [Sales burst: Repackaged with same ISBN]

Ji-li Jiang was born in Shanghai, China, in 1954. She graduated from Shanghai Teachers' College and Shanghai University and was a science teacher before she came to the United States in 1984. After her graduation from the University of Hawaii, Ms. Jiang worked as an operations analyst for a hotel chain in Hawaii,then as budget director for a health-care company in Chicago. In 1992 she started her own company, East West Exchange, to promote cultural exchange between Western countries and China.

"Absorbing. Jiang views devastating developments with the wide-eyed innocence of youth." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Heart-pounding. A page-turner. Excellent." -- School Library Journal (starred review) "Engrossing. Transcends politics and becomes the story of one little girl trying to survive." -- ALA Booklist "All the more powerful for the simplicity of its prose." -- New York Times Book Review "Ji-li's deeply moving story should be on the shelf of every person's library. Her courage in the face of adversity and her steadfast loyalty and love for her family are truly inspirational for young and old alike." -- Nien Chang, author of A Life and Death in Shanghai "I can only hope I would have shown the same decency and courage exhibited by Ji-li Jiang. Her actions remind me that, even under unbearable circumstances, one can still cling to love and justice. Above all, one can still hope for a happier tomorrow." -- David Henry Hwang, playwright of M. Butterfly