| The Road Home Contributor(s): Ai, Wei (Author), Xin Liu, Alice (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0734398662 ISBN-13: 9780734398666 Publisher: Penguin Books China OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Series: Penguin Specials |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.3" W x 7" (0.25 lbs) 100 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jie Fang, a boy whose name is synonymous with "liberation," has a peculiar fascination with gunpowder. He accidentally brings trouble upon his family one day when he asks his father to paint a picture of his favorite war hero, Dong Cunrui, below the portrait of Chairman Mao. Despite his father's loyal devotion to the Party, the newly-drawn painting of the famous bomber who sacrificed himself for his country is interpreted as an attempt to blow up the chairman in a counter-revolutionary act. When his father is taken away, Jie Fang faces bullying from a clique of classmates. As the feud between them escalates, Jie Fang's unexpected discovery of a bomb leads him to continue exploring his unusual affinity for gunpowder, and what it means to truly be a "hero." |