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Freedom Swimmer

By Wai Chim Illustrator Narrator Editor Photographed by

Freedom Swimmer

By Wai Chim Illustrator Narrator Editor Photographed by
Format Hardcover Book
$18.99

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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. They're not used to hard labor and village life. 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.

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. They're not used to hard labor and village life. 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.

Product Details

  • ISBN13:9781338656138
  • Format:Hardcover Book
  • Ages:12 - 18
  • Grades:7 and up
  • Genre:Realistic Fiction,
    Young Adult
  • Pages:256
  • Publisher:Scholastic Press
  • Weight (lbs):0.751
  • Dimensions:0.91 x 5.7 x 8.4
  • Lexile® Measure:790L
  • Reading Level:Z+
  • Language:English

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