Red Scarf Girl

A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

By: Ji-li Jiang

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has brains, friends, and a bright future. Then Mao Zedong launches China’s infamous Cultural Revolution. Soon school is suspended and students are getting caught up in the fervor of Mao’s extreme politics. When Ji-li’s family is accused of capitalist crimes, all of her beautiful dreams burst like soap bubbles. Because Ji-li’s grandfather was a landlord, her family is harassed and humiliated. Their home is searched, and they live in constant fear. Nonetheless, Ji-li remains loyal to her beloved Chairman Mao and endeavors to "reform her ideology". But with her father’s detention, Ji-li is faced with the most difficult choice of her life.

Told with simple grace, this is the true story of a family’s courage in one of the most terrifying eras of modern history. Christina Moore’s moving narration makes the Jiang family’s saga unforgettable.

©1997 Ji-li Jiang (P)1999 Recorded Books

Good picture of the Cultural Revolution and terror regimes in general

This book is not your typical memory of a difficult childhood, it is a very clear psycological portrait of terror and colective hysteria.

We’ve been taught nothing of china in American schools

Eye opening book. This can happen here. I see similarities all the time. We sail along blindly.

Important book

This book is a vital part of any secondary school education. I use this work with my middle schoolers.

Great story

As a American i really learned alot about China's history and just great story.And just great drama.

must read

should be required reading in every American school
our children need to know the truth about communism