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Freedom swimmer / Wai Chim.
Chim, Wai,
Branch: 0012
Call Number: F Chi Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338656138 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, 2021.
Target Audience: Ages 15-17. Grades 10-12.
"First published in Australia in 2016 by Allen & Unwin."
"A powerful story of friendship, bravery, and a desperate bid for liberty"--Cover.
"This incredible story about two boys' swim from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of freedom from poverty and oppression is inspired by a true story. 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"--From the publisher's web site.
Chim, Wai,
Branch: 0012
Call Number: F Chi Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338656138 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, 2021.
Target Audience: Ages 15-17. Grades 10-12.
"First published in Australia in 2016 by Allen & Unwin."
"A powerful story of friendship, bravery, and a desperate bid for liberty"--Cover.
"This incredible story about two boys' swim from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of freedom from poverty and oppression is inspired by a true story. 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"--From the publisher's web site.