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Forbidden City
Mass Market
William Bell
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · January 10, 1996
Reading lane: Historical YA - Asia
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.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
History Under Pressure
A tense journey through Beijing brings a young person close to a real historical crisis.
Come here for
- A coming-of-age story grounded in eyewitness accounts
- The charged atmosphere of Tian An Men Square
Expect
- Fear and urgency as Alex faces separation and danger
- A close-up view of a historical crisis through one teenager’s experience
Book Details
- Authors
- William Bell
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- January 10, 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Historical YA - Asia · Asian History
- Reading lane
- Historical YA - Asia
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Publisher Categories
Historical YA - Asia
Asia for Teens
Violence & Trauma
About This Book
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...
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