Born Naughty: My Childhood in China
Born Naughty: My Childhood in China
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Born Naughty: My Childhood in China

Written by Tony Johnston
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7 - 10
Reading age
112
Page count
650L
Lexile measure
May 7, 2024
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Share in the joyful, adventure-filled shenanigans of a child growing up in a small mud hut in Inner Mongolia in this charming, illustrated memoir for young middle grade readers. Growing up in Inner Mongolia, Jin Wang was rambunctious and boisterous and did not always listen to her Ma. Jin and her family were poor, but like kids everywhere, she still found a way to have fun and get into lots of mischief climbing trees, digging for mushrooms, and even looking for wolves. Paired with delightful, kid-friendly illustrations, this early middle grade memoir invites readers to join Jin and her family in the outskirts of Inner Mongolia to remind us that though we all have different customs and traditions, we are more alike than not, and that mischief lives within all of us.

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Chinaself-esteemrural livingchildhoodself-esteem and self-reliancecountry lifevillages

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593563618
    Publication Date
    May 7, 2024
    Publisher
    Anne Schwartz Books
    Page Count
    112
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2023041914
    Lexile® Level
    650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.2

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