People's
Republic of China (Romanization
according to international Pinyin norms)
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Chang, Xingang (text)
Shi, Xiaojie (illus.)
Shaonian-Heika (Boy Heika)
Shanghai : Shaonian-Ertong-Chubanshe, 2002. – 234 p.
ISBN 7-5324-4914-9
Child – Growing up
In this gripping novel, award-winning author Xingang Chang tells the story of
10-year-old Feng and his dog Neite who live a happy-go-lucky way of life in
Shanghai. By sheer accident, the boy learns that he is different from his
classmates and that he comes from a complicated background. By now, he should
actually be 18 years old but he has lost part of his memory and has repeated
the same class at school for the past eight years. When he discovers that,
eight years ago, he was sentenced to turning into a person who would no longer
grow, he sets out to recover his and Naite’s original age. Along the way,
Feng and Neite ex-perience many unexpected adventures until they can finally
start a normal life again. (12+)
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Mei, Zihan (text)
Zhao, Xiaoyin (illus.)
Nüer-de-gushi : (Quanji) (The story of a daughter)
Shanghai : Shaonian-Ertong-Chubanshe, 2003. – 315 p.
ISBN 7-5324-3134-7
Father – Daughter
The author of this novel, a university professor of children’s literature,
tells stories about his daughter and her everyday life. In the first part of
the book, he tells the story of his daughter from the father’s perspective.
The second part narrates the same story but this time from the daughter’s
perspective. Every anecdote mirrors the experiences of both father and child.
Because of the amusing events and the humorous language, reading this novel
about growing up, a process that is both joyful and painful, will arouse
laughter and tears. (12+)