 This moving work of historical fiction spans over 50 years and three generations of a family. It starts in France in the 1920s and ends during the time of the 1960s Chinese Cultural Revolution in Shanghai. Young teen Ah Mei is close to her French grandmother. They even look alike. But in 1960s Shanghai, people are suspicious of their European heritage and looks, and of the grandmother’s interracial marriage. Maintaining the family’s silk business becomes difficult and the government takes the business away from them. They are left with very little, but there is still a way to live with grace and love and hope. The writing is beautiful, emotional, and very descriptive in this story of the importance of family bonds. mjw |
| Title: Dragonfly Eyes Author: Cao Wenxuan Publisher: Candlewick Press Copyright: 2022 Original Language: Chinese Translator: Helen Wang Original Publisher: First published in English by Walker Books Ltd. (UK) 2021 Original Copyright: 2016 ISBN: 978-1-5362-0018-8 Hardcover pages: 384 Age range: 9-12 Genre: Historical Fiction, Novel Book setting: France and Shanghai Author’s ethnicity: Chinese Author’s residence: Peking Awards: Author is the winner of the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award. 2023 ALA Batchelder Honor Award. Subjects: China, Cultural Revolution, France, Grandmothers, Interracial marriages, Multigenerational, Piano, Racism |
Dragonfly Eyes
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