Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
by Ying Chang Compestine
The impact of China’s Cultural Revolution on the lives of a Chinese family... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2007
Word Count 43,520
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 118284, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Communism
- Communism--Juvenile fiction
- Family
- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
- Physicians--Juvenile fiction
- China
- Physicians
- Family life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Families--China--Juvenile fiction
- Physicians--Fiction
- China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- History
- Family life--China--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Asia
- China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976--Juvenile fiction
- Persecution--Juvenile fiction
- Persecution--Fiction
- Persecution
- Communism--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Peace and Social Justice
- Privacy Between the Pages
- Living Through Big Changes
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Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2008
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2021
Winner, 2008
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