| Forbidden City Contributor(s): Bell, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440226791 ISBN-13: 9780440226796 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tian An Men Square as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must trust the students to help him escape. Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, "Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Asia - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Violence - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Series: Laurel-Leaf Books |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 4.28" W x 7" (0.23 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6921 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tian An Men Square as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must trust the students to help him escape. Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story. |