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Yue, Guo , Farrow, Clare

Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing

127 pp. | Barefoot | July, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-84686-114-7 $16.99
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Helen Cann. Chinese bamboo flautist Guo Yue offers a fictionalized account of his boyhood in Beijing. Written with a well-judged level of detail, the first-person narration is authentic in its allegiance to a child's view. The Red Guards' arrival provides larger context without sacrificing the book's intimate perspective. Tidy line and watercolor paintings sit well in the unfussy but elegant design.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2008

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