Forbidden City : A Novel Howell Book House Anne knows she's not what

Anne knows she's not what they expected-a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match

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why Asians are good at math

who knows all about her because they've been this close from birth

Forbidden City : A Novel Howell Book House Anne knows she's not whatA teenage girl living in 1960s China becomes Mao Zedong's protge and lover and a poster child for the Cultural Revolution in this provocative, poignant novel from the bestselling author of A River of Stars. On the eve of China's Cultural Revolution and her sixteenth birthday, Mei dreams of becoming a model revolutionary. When the Communist Party recruits girls for a mysterious duty in the capital, she seizes the opportunity to escape her impoverished