Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution

Winner of the International Reading Association's 2009 Children's & Young Adult's Book Award.

 “At its essence, this is a book about the value of reading—to escape, to learn, to be sustained and to grow.” —The New York Times Book Review

"“Snow Falling in Spring  joins other important books about the Cultural Revolution . . . as childhood testimonies to national trauma, cautionary tales for our own time, and appreciations for homes, old and new.” —San Francisco Chronicle