MAO'S LAST DANCER
by CUNXIN, LI
When he was just eleven years old, Li Cunxin was offered the chance of a lifetime. Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's Cultural Revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind. Li's determination started him on a path to success that would ultimately help him break free of communist…
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When he was just eleven years old, Li Cunxin was offered the chance of a lifetime. Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's Cultural Revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind. Li's determination started him on a path to success that would ultimately help him break free of communist China and take him around the world as a professional dancer. From rags to riches, his story is a true-life fairy tale about a boy with a dream and the resolve to see it through.
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- Publication Date:2003.
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- Publisher(s):WALKER Publishing Company, Inc
- Place of Publication:NEW YORK
- Language:und
- Publication Date:2003.
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C. 1. ST. AID. JR. LIBRARY GUILD. 8-21-2008. $ 16.99.
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- ISBN:0802797792, 9780802797797
- oclc:ocn994841672
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