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Girl Under a Red Moon
by Da Chen
Ages: 12+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Scholastic Focus
ISBN: 978-1-338-26386-2
Keywords: Cultural revolution, China
Granddaughter of landowners, Sisi, with her brother Da, flees her native village after her shaming by Red Guards. A harrowing story of survival during the Cultural Revolution in China. Black-and-white ink drawings.