num_pages: 248
description: Nine-year-old Ling is very comfortable in her life; her parents are both dedicated surgeons in the best hospital in Wuhan. But when Comrade Li, one of Mao's political officers, moves into a room in their apartment, Ling begins to witness the gradual disintegration of her world. In an atmosphere of increasing mistrust, Ling fears for the safety of her neighbors and, soon, for herself and family. Over the course of four years, Ling manages to grow and blossom, even as she suffers more horrors than many people face in a lifetime.
language: English
title: Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
titlecomplete: Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
genres: Fiction, Historical, Cultural, Asia, Teen, China, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Asian Literature, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 2334
places: China
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: California Book Award
category: Young Adult (Silver), awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature
publisher: Henry Holt and Co.