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Born Naughty: My Childhood in China
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.
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.
112 pages, Hardcover
Published May 7, 2024
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May 15, 2024
The title is misleading for the subject matter. This is a children's book based on the author's life growing up in Inner Mongolia. I don't find her that naughty at all, but things are different on this side of the spectrum.
📱 Thank you to NetGalley and Anne Schwartz Books
📱 Thank you to NetGalley and Anne Schwartz Books
December 2, 2023
This reminds me of the early books of Laura Ingles Wilder, the Little House in the Big Woods, where childhood memories see only the fun that happened in their lives, and not the poverty and hard work of their parents. In this story, which is the story of Jin Wang when she was young, as helped by Tony Johnston to write, we learn that as a young girl, she lived in a mud hut, and sometimes they had to take in the baby farm animals in the winter when it was cold.
Jin talks about climbing trees, even though she wasn’t supposed to because she was a girl, and going with her father to the well in the further village to draw water. She talks about when the photographer came to take their family pictures, and when the popcorn man came to make the village popcorn.
They are all quick small chapters, filled with what live was like in inner Mongolia in the 1980s. It is sweet, and it opens up a world of rural China.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out the 7th of May 2024
Jin talks about climbing trees, even though she wasn’t supposed to because she was a girl, and going with her father to the well in the further village to draw water. She talks about when the photographer came to take their family pictures, and when the popcorn man came to make the village popcorn.
They are all quick small chapters, filled with what live was like in inner Mongolia in the 1980s. It is sweet, and it opens up a world of rural China.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out the 7th of May 2024
May 5, 2024
Read Around the World: Inner Mongolia
This is just magnificent!!
If you are wanting to encourage your young people to read books about different cultures and life in other countries, THIS is a great place to start.
In an easy to read [and understand] style, the author [Jin] tells the story of her childhood in very rural Inner Mongolia with clarity and honesty; she never tries to sugar coat now life was never easy, but that there was always love and caring in their tiny home [she talks more about this in the notes at the end of the book, which are both lovely and helpful as well].
The delightful pen and ink style illustrations really add to the story and help bring Jin's story [along with her family] to life, and really show-off Jin's mischievous side.
This was just fantastic and I highly recommend it to anyone!
Thank you to NetGalley, Jin Wang, Tony Johnston, Anisi Baigude - Illustrator, and Random House Children's/Anne Schwartz Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is just magnificent!!
If you are wanting to encourage your young people to read books about different cultures and life in other countries, THIS is a great place to start.
In an easy to read [and understand] style, the author [Jin] tells the story of her childhood in very rural Inner Mongolia with clarity and honesty; she never tries to sugar coat now life was never easy, but that there was always love and caring in their tiny home [she talks more about this in the notes at the end of the book, which are both lovely and helpful as well].
The delightful pen and ink style illustrations really add to the story and help bring Jin's story [along with her family] to life, and really show-off Jin's mischievous side.
This was just fantastic and I highly recommend it to anyone!
Thank you to NetGalley, Jin Wang, Tony Johnston, Anisi Baigude - Illustrator, and Random House Children's/Anne Schwartz Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
June 10, 2024
My kiddo (10) lost interest in this partway through, but I really enjoyed it. It doesn't really have an overarching storyline; it's more a series of anecdotes from the main character's childhood in rural China in the 1980s. It was fascinating seeing how very different her childhood was than mine. It's clear that her family lived in poverty and life was very difficult; it's also clear that she had a lot of fun even in such difficult circumstances. It's very well written. The characters and events really came to life and were fascinating to read about.
I'm not sure about the title; I would probably have chosen a different one. But that's really my only quibble with it.
*Thanks to NetGalley and Anne Schwartz Books for providing an early copy for review.
I'm not sure about the title; I would probably have chosen a different one. But that's really my only quibble with it.
*Thanks to NetGalley and Anne Schwartz Books for providing an early copy for review.
October 14, 2023
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This was a very cute book. You find out all about someone growing up in Mongolia. This would be a good book for middle schoolers.
This was a very cute book. You find out all about someone growing up in Mongolia. This would be a good book for middle schoolers.
October 29, 2024
"Bursting with delightful shenanigans, merry adventures, and family love....a unique story of wonder and joy." [Booklist]
January 19, 2025
Totally delightful stories of growing up with very little, but a happy family and lots of adventures in Inner Mongolia in the early 1980s. It’s humbling to think how differently we all experience life. Lovely illustrations.
November 5, 2024
I think middle grade readers (or younger readers hearing this as a read aloud book) would benefit from learning about children who have a very different life experience than them. This is a story of a girl in rural Mongolia who grew up with very little in material comforts but found ways to learn and grow and be happy.
I listened to this on audio (4 hours but I put it on 1.75 and it only took 2.5 hours; the reader, who is the author, speaks very slowly and deliberately).
Wang shares her childhood in Mongolia from the time before she and her family moved into a house with electricity and plumbing. She lived with her parents and two younger brothers in a one-room dwelling where the majority of the space was a bed they all shared, and while on the bed, the family members could all reach and touch the walls.
Despite these sparse living conditions, Wang describes her childhood as rich in activities, relationships, and adventures. She was "naughty" only that she was physically active and very curious. She was a smart little girl with a lot of energy and creativity. The book is organized chronologically with several vignettes about her adventures.
Her family must travel to another town to get clean water, and she is amazed by the well and drops pebbles in to better understand it's constitution.
She climes trees (see cover) in frequent races with other children--all boys--despite her mother imploring her not to do this because it damages her clothes, which were hard to afford.
She and her brothers had runny noses on picture day, a rare occasion, and they couldn't stop wiping their noses with the sleeves of their best clothes.
She got covered in sand when she was dressed and groomed to be her best in order to visit a friend.
She was attacked by a dog and had some injuries but survived them.
The author's note at the end explains that when she was a teen, they moved to housing that had more amenities. She also wrote this book after the prodding of a student of hers. She moved to the US and had a student taking one of her yoga classes who was fascinated by small details about her childhood and encouraged her to write out her memories and compile them into a book.
I listened to this on audio (4 hours but I put it on 1.75 and it only took 2.5 hours; the reader, who is the author, speaks very slowly and deliberately).
Wang shares her childhood in Mongolia from the time before she and her family moved into a house with electricity and plumbing. She lived with her parents and two younger brothers in a one-room dwelling where the majority of the space was a bed they all shared, and while on the bed, the family members could all reach and touch the walls.
Despite these sparse living conditions, Wang describes her childhood as rich in activities, relationships, and adventures. She was "naughty" only that she was physically active and very curious. She was a smart little girl with a lot of energy and creativity. The book is organized chronologically with several vignettes about her adventures.
Her family must travel to another town to get clean water, and she is amazed by the well and drops pebbles in to better understand it's constitution.
She climes trees (see cover) in frequent races with other children--all boys--despite her mother imploring her not to do this because it damages her clothes, which were hard to afford.
She and her brothers had runny noses on picture day, a rare occasion, and they couldn't stop wiping their noses with the sleeves of their best clothes.
She got covered in sand when she was dressed and groomed to be her best in order to visit a friend.
She was attacked by a dog and had some injuries but survived them.
The author's note at the end explains that when she was a teen, they moved to housing that had more amenities. She also wrote this book after the prodding of a student of hers. She moved to the US and had a student taking one of her yoga classes who was fascinated by small details about her childhood and encouraged her to write out her memories and compile them into a book.
December 29, 2024
Each chapter of this autobiography describes a scene from the author's memory of her childhood in a tiny village in Inner Mongolia, China. The end-notes explain that it takes place in 1982, when she was 8 years old.
Co-author Tony Johnston is prolific in children's picture books and has written a few in this "moving up" length. The writing is straightforward, concrete, and simple, with few details and no politics or even news of the outside world to complicate the impoverished, rural setting.
In some ways, this is great for a biography intended for readers in first to third grades, who need their vocabulary and grammatical construction to be simple.
However, overall it felt superficial, leaving out sensory details and focusing on action, even if that, too, read like a summary description.
The illustrations are in b&w, drawn by a Mongolian American also born in Inner Mongolia, a region that covers 463 thousand square miles - that is 3 times the size of California. Sometimes the text descriptions don't always match the illustrations - I wondered if the two creators may be from different regions.
Young readers might be fascinated that the entire family hut is described as being one room, barely big enough for a bed...however, the illustrations only depicts this at a distance (showing a village of square houses in rectangular plots, each with a front door, two windows, a chimney, a gable roof, and a fenced-in rectangular garden), so readers won't know how this would even work!
The mischief that the title refers to is very much preschool-level; climbing a tree when mama said not to, poking her arm out through a hole torn in her shirt rather than putting it on properly, etc. It is so little naughtiness that many readers might think that this is the best-behaved, most gentle, polite, and deferential child they'd ever met, so the title won't seem fitting.
Co-author Tony Johnston is prolific in children's picture books and has written a few in this "moving up" length. The writing is straightforward, concrete, and simple, with few details and no politics or even news of the outside world to complicate the impoverished, rural setting.
In some ways, this is great for a biography intended for readers in first to third grades, who need their vocabulary and grammatical construction to be simple.
However, overall it felt superficial, leaving out sensory details and focusing on action, even if that, too, read like a summary description.
The illustrations are in b&w, drawn by a Mongolian American also born in Inner Mongolia, a region that covers 463 thousand square miles - that is 3 times the size of California. Sometimes the text descriptions don't always match the illustrations - I wondered if the two creators may be from different regions.
Young readers might be fascinated that the entire family hut is described as being one room, barely big enough for a bed...however, the illustrations only depicts this at a distance (showing a village of square houses in rectangular plots, each with a front door, two windows, a chimney, a gable roof, and a fenced-in rectangular garden), so readers won't know how this would even work!
The mischief that the title refers to is very much preschool-level; climbing a tree when mama said not to, poking her arm out through a hole torn in her shirt rather than putting it on properly, etc. It is so little naughtiness that many readers might think that this is the best-behaved, most gentle, polite, and deferential child they'd ever met, so the title won't seem fitting.
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December 18, 2024
Born Naughty: My Childhood in China, looks back through a childhood lens at the life of a rambunctious and lively little eight-year-old growing up in Inner Mongolia. Jin Wang's true life story is written from a child-like place in her memory, as a chapter book, but for younger readers who are ready to dive into stories like Ramona or Ivy and Bean. The cartoon-like illustrations draw on Jin's cute personality, helping make her antics irresistibly adorable. She's just the right character to introduce new readers to a new culture and often difficult way of life. She climbs trees, struggles to get water, battles windy dust storms, and does it all with charm and wit. Children will be captivated by her humble beginnings and unique memories, in a story full of warmth and affection. For our family, Jin's story feels like a variation on Little House on the Prairie, showing us the way of life and family in a time long past.
Read as a nomination in the nonfiction book award category as a panelist for Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils Awards).
I read this to my second grader, who was home with a fever on Halloween. She was cheered and so loved this more simple chapter book. She laughed and loved the youthful writing style, with fictional appeal, but the wonderful reality of learning about a new culture. She was delighted with the cartoon-like images of the spunky little girl and her place in an unfamiliar-to-us world. Wang's writing from a child-like place in her memory was magical and engaging.
Read as a nomination in the nonfiction book award category as a panelist for Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils Awards).
I read this to my second grader, who was home with a fever on Halloween. She was cheered and so loved this more simple chapter book. She laughed and loved the youthful writing style, with fictional appeal, but the wonderful reality of learning about a new culture. She was delighted with the cartoon-like images of the spunky little girl and her place in an unfamiliar-to-us world. Wang's writing from a child-like place in her memory was magical and engaging.
May 22, 2024
This memoir of a woman who immigrated to the United States at 35 to teach yoga, provides readers insightful and humorous glimpses of what it was like to grow up in Mongolia, where she was born. Her family was poor, but they had plenty of love and space to play. The chapters consist of various anecdotes, some frightening but mostly humorous as Jin peered into a well, climbed trees, hunted for wolves, and tried to keep warm in the winter. Young readers will find many commonalities between Jin and them but also recognize interesting differences. For instance, sometimes her house was so cold that even the lambs needed to stay in bed with the family. Another amusing anecdote concerned Jin and her two brothers having their portrait made with their grandfather, snotty noses and all. The black ink and pencil drawings are a welcome addition to the short chapters as they allow readers to see for themselves some of the mischief young Jin Wang got into. The storytelling flows easily here, and readers may feel as though they are sitting around a warm fireplace listening to someone tell about their childhood while reading this one.
December 21, 2024
I don't really like the title because I don't think it captures Jin's story. She was a girl who loved her family, enjoyed being outdoors and helpful, loved to learn, and spent hard years living in a very tiny home with no running water or electricity (where water was also not close by either so water was reserved for cooking, a little for drinking, and only a few times a year, a bath).
It's a short memoir showing how she grew up in Mongolia in the 80s (or 90s?). Her father spent a lot of time working away from the home and showcases the long days and hard work of her mother to keep the family healthy and happy. With plenty of happy moments like the man who would come through to take a family photo and another who would pop popcorn.
The beauty of sharing this peek into her life is priceless.
"Gift from the storm: That night, after the storm, so magically, mushrooms began growing in our hills. Mushrooms! A gift from the storm. Knowing this, I stayed away for a long time, in my mind seeing them grow. I could not wait for the next morning to beat my friends, especially my best friend, Yinlan, to the mushroom hills. To collect the most mushrooms."
It's a short memoir showing how she grew up in Mongolia in the 80s (or 90s?). Her father spent a lot of time working away from the home and showcases the long days and hard work of her mother to keep the family healthy and happy. With plenty of happy moments like the man who would come through to take a family photo and another who would pop popcorn.
The beauty of sharing this peek into her life is priceless.
"Gift from the storm: That night, after the storm, so magically, mushrooms began growing in our hills. Mushrooms! A gift from the storm. Knowing this, I stayed away for a long time, in my mind seeing them grow. I could not wait for the next morning to beat my friends, especially my best friend, Yinlan, to the mushroom hills. To collect the most mushrooms."
May 10, 2024
Jin Wang’s delightful storytelling invites readers to explore the heartwarming memoir of her spirited childhood in Inner Mongolia. In this captivating chapter book, Jin shares her memories of growing up in a small mud hut in Nan Ba Zi, a rural Chinese village that was “so little it was not even on a map.” 🏡
Each chapter offers a vivid “slice of life,” transporting readers to another world where water is scarce, hunger is constant, and windstorms whip in from the desert. Jin’s charmingly matter-of-fact voice paints a vivid picture of her family’s struggles and joys. Whether she’s climbing trees, speculating about wolves in the nearby hills, or enduring a big storm, Jin’s stories are rich with affection, wit, and joy. 🌿
Anisi Baigude’s warm, black-and-white spot art, rendered in ink and pencil, adds visual depth to Jin’s tales, enhancing the reader’s experience. This memoir is perfect for 7- to 10-year-old readers (2nd to 5th grade) who wish to expand their horizons and discover the magic of life in Inner Mongolia. 📖
Each chapter offers a vivid “slice of life,” transporting readers to another world where water is scarce, hunger is constant, and windstorms whip in from the desert. Jin’s charmingly matter-of-fact voice paints a vivid picture of her family’s struggles and joys. Whether she’s climbing trees, speculating about wolves in the nearby hills, or enduring a big storm, Jin’s stories are rich with affection, wit, and joy. 🌿
Anisi Baigude’s warm, black-and-white spot art, rendered in ink and pencil, adds visual depth to Jin’s tales, enhancing the reader’s experience. This memoir is perfect for 7- to 10-year-old readers (2nd to 5th grade) who wish to expand their horizons and discover the magic of life in Inner Mongolia. 📖
January 25, 2024
This is a non-fiction about Wang's childhood memories in Nan Ba Zi, inner Mongolia 1982.
Living in a tiny mud house and with lack of water, despite life being hard, these episodes of memories flourish joy and freedom.
From harvesting potatoes to beating boys at tree climbing to naming getting water from the well a 'water adventure', one can see the beauty in life. Wang offers details of the nature and it hugged her free-spirit completely. My favorite chapter was about calligraphy; 'family portrait' is all about tenderness and will touch you; and there is even a funny moment in 'the taste of winter'.
BORN NAUGHTY is a middle-grade non-fiction that paints 1980s rural China and an eight-year-old girl's precious memories. I found it sweet.
[ I received an ARC from the publisher - Random House kids . All opinions are my own ]
Living in a tiny mud house and with lack of water, despite life being hard, these episodes of memories flourish joy and freedom.
From harvesting potatoes to beating boys at tree climbing to naming getting water from the well a 'water adventure', one can see the beauty in life. Wang offers details of the nature and it hugged her free-spirit completely. My favorite chapter was about calligraphy; 'family portrait' is all about tenderness and will touch you; and there is even a funny moment in 'the taste of winter'.
BORN NAUGHTY is a middle-grade non-fiction that paints 1980s rural China and an eight-year-old girl's precious memories. I found it sweet.
[ I received an ARC from the publisher - Random House kids . All opinions are my own ]
July 17, 2024
Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy of this title in exchange for an honest review!
"Born Naughty" is a joyful retelling of the author's childhood growing up in Inner Mongolia, China in the 1980s. Thinking about the audience I serve at a U.S. public library, the author's story will open up a world that is unknown to most children in the US and depicts a life of finding joy in the little things. The story is told entirely from the child-like perspective of the author's past self, and I do wish that there was a bit more in the way of reflection or introspection from her contemporary adult perspective. However, I thought this was a great slice-of-life story that will provide a window and sliding glass door for many kids. I also appreciate that this was written in an easily digestible chapter book format which will be engaging for younger elementary students.
"Born Naughty" is a joyful retelling of the author's childhood growing up in Inner Mongolia, China in the 1980s. Thinking about the audience I serve at a U.S. public library, the author's story will open up a world that is unknown to most children in the US and depicts a life of finding joy in the little things. The story is told entirely from the child-like perspective of the author's past self, and I do wish that there was a bit more in the way of reflection or introspection from her contemporary adult perspective. However, I thought this was a great slice-of-life story that will provide a window and sliding glass door for many kids. I also appreciate that this was written in an easily digestible chapter book format which will be engaging for younger elementary students.
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May 24, 2024
Thank you PRH Audio & Random House Kids for the gifted copy.
I really enjoyed this middle grade memoir. Not only did I learn a lot about growing up in Inner Mongolia, but even though I didn’t grow up there I could still relate to the childhood antics of Jin Wang. Even though Jin’s family didn’t have a lot of stuff, they made up for it with fun, happiness and creativity. Born Naughty is a great introductory memoir for middle grade readers.
I also had the ability to listen to the audiobook, it’s fairly short (the book is right around 100 pages), it did bring Jin and her antics to life. I highly recommend it!
I really enjoyed this middle grade memoir. Not only did I learn a lot about growing up in Inner Mongolia, but even though I didn’t grow up there I could still relate to the childhood antics of Jin Wang. Even though Jin’s family didn’t have a lot of stuff, they made up for it with fun, happiness and creativity. Born Naughty is a great introductory memoir for middle grade readers.
I also had the ability to listen to the audiobook, it’s fairly short (the book is right around 100 pages), it did bring Jin and her antics to life. I highly recommend it!
June 11, 2024
Told as a series of short stories, Born Naughty focuses on snippets of life that the author remembers as a child growing up in rural Inner Mongolia. The humor of the story told through a young child's point of view is refreshing and really helps to show the innocence of a child. This is a great book for young readers that can help transport them to a far away place in the not so distant past and show how we are often more alike than different. Highly recommend this book to show kids that there is more than one way to live.
I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
March 2, 2024
4 stars
I read a digital advance copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley
Jin Wang entertains the reader with tales from her childhood in a tiny mud hut village in Mongolia in the 1980's. Jin never realized that she lived in poverty. She only knew that she had fun. From prepping for the lunar new year, to making a journey to the next "town's" well to fill their family water truck with her father, to starting school in a one-room schoolhouse heated by straw and dung, Jin lives to the fullest. The illustrations have the same whimsey as the author's characters.
I read a digital advance copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley
Jin Wang entertains the reader with tales from her childhood in a tiny mud hut village in Mongolia in the 1980's. Jin never realized that she lived in poverty. She only knew that she had fun. From prepping for the lunar new year, to making a journey to the next "town's" well to fill their family water truck with her father, to starting school in a one-room schoolhouse heated by straw and dung, Jin lives to the fullest. The illustrations have the same whimsey as the author's characters.
July 2, 2024
It was a great read about Jin Wang's life growing up in rural China. It was also nice that it was a "short" book of 112 pages. It's not intimidatingly long like many other biographies and autobiographies. There are not many books out these days that are short enough for readers to want to read, especially if they struggle with reading challenges (dyslexia, ADHD, etc.).
A must-have for all libraries!
A must-have for all libraries!
October 30, 2024
Such a wonderful book to give a glimpse of life in a small village of Inner Mongolia. The authors provide a compelling narrative of Wangs experience growing up in a mud house with no electricity or running water. While I didn’t find her to be particularly naughty, as the title implies, readers are met with a relatable child with dreams, love for her family, and unending curiosity.
Playful illustrations complement the text beautifully. Highly recommended!
Playful illustrations complement the text beautifully. Highly recommended!
May 2, 2024
This was a lovely memoir written for elementary school children. Jin Wang grew up in Inner Mongolia in a tiny house in a tiny town. Her life was simple, but her family was loving and they were very happy. The book is full if the small events that make up a life: playing, going to school, celebrating holidays, etc. The illustrations are charming,
March 11, 2025
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I thought there would be more "naughtiness"!
Born Naughty> Jin Wang's autobiography of a year of her childhood in Mongolia. What readers receive is just a piece of everyday life, describing what life is like in a completely different area of the world than what most of those reading Born Naughty will have experienced.
I thought there would be more "naughtiness"!
Born Naughty> Jin Wang's autobiography of a year of her childhood in Mongolia. What readers receive is just a piece of everyday life, describing what life is like in a completely different area of the world than what most of those reading Born Naughty will have experienced.
November 23, 2024
I expected to LOVE this book. I did enjoy the memoir aspect of someone who grew up in rural China. I know very little about life as the author lived. However, she wasn't naughty. Maybe slightly precocious but definitely no naughty.
January 13, 2025
A super memoir for the elementary crowd. Easily accessible and relatable for kids ages 7+, with chapters that deal with climbing trees, preparing for celebrations, and getting in trouble with parents. Even though it’s set in Inner Mongolia in the 80s, kids will connect to it.
March 25, 2025
Born Naughty a memoir about growing up in a small town in China.
I loved the immersive cultural experience this story provided. So many intricate details from the village, mood, to the happenings.
I loved the immersive cultural experience this story provided. So many intricate details from the village, mood, to the happenings.
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February 11, 2024Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
June 25, 2024
Sweet and simply told. Think Little House in the Big Woods, except Laura is growing up in Inner Mongolia in the 80s.
June 27, 2024
Very cute and accessible. It was also eye opening as the author isn't that old so to grow up the way she did is remarkable. Fun read.
January 1, 2025
Great vignettes from an 8 year old's life in Inner Mongolia 1982. Fierce winds, little water and the joy of family in this sweet collection of memories.
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