Freedom swimmer
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Scholastic Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition.
Status
Port Angeles - YA Fiction
YA CHIM Wai
1 available
YA CHIM Wai
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - YA Fiction | YA CHIM Wai | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
China -- Fiction.
China -- Juvenile fiction.
Communism -- China -- Fiction.
Communism -- China -- Juvenile fiction.
Freedom -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Swimming -- Fiction.
Swimming -- Juvenile fiction.
Villages -- Fiction.
Villages -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
China -- Juvenile fiction.
Communism -- China -- Fiction.
Communism -- China -- Juvenile fiction.
Freedom -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Swimming -- Fiction.
Swimming -- Juvenile fiction.
Villages -- Fiction.
Villages -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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More Details
Published
New York : Scholastic Press, [2021].
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5.6, 8 Points
Level 5.6, 8 Points
Notes
Description
"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"--,Publisher's description.