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The unforgettable true story of one girl's courage that captivated a generation
It's 1966, and twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has everything: brains, popularity, and a bright future in Communist China. Then China's leader, Mao Ze-dong, launches the Cultural Revolution-and Ji-li's world begins to fall apart.
Over the next few years, people who were once her friends and neighbors turn on Ji-li and her family, forcing them to live in constant fear of arrest. And when her father is imprisoned, Ji-li faces the most difficult decision of her life: denounce him and turn her back on her family, or refuse to testify and sacrifice her future.
It's 1966, and twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has everything: brains, popularity, and a bright future in Communist China. Then China's leader, Mao Ze-dong, launches the Cultural Revolution-and Ji-li's world begins to fall apart.
Over the next few years, people who were once her friends and neighbors turn on Ji-li and her family, forcing them to live in constant fear of arrest. And when her father is imprisoned, Ji-li faces the most difficult decision of her life: denounce him and turn her back on her family, or refuse to testify and sacrifice her future.