Chosen for the 2009–2010 Great Lakes Great Books Award ballot for grades six to eight
Starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal
"In its excellence in representing political upheaval through the eyes of a child, this book belongs next to Peter Sis's The Wall; in its directness, next to the work of Allen Say. The indefatigable energy of Chen's brush, though, is all his own."—Publishers Weekly
- ISBN10 1592700799
- ISBN13 9781592700790
- Publish Date 20 November 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 April 2024
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Enchanted Lion Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 96
- Language English