Yu Pei-Yun

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The Boy from ClearwaterHardcover, 19 September 2023

The Boy from Clearwater
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Reading Age
Ages: 12-18
Grade Levels
7-13
Print Length
352 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Levine Querido
Date Published
19 Sep 2023
ISBN-10
1646142799
ISBN-13
9781646142798

Description

For fans of Persepolis; An incredible true story in graphic novel form, that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, through the life story of a man who lived through its most turbulent times.

Tsai Kun-lin, an ordinary boy was born in Qingshui, Taichung in 1930s Taiwan. In part 1 Tsai, in concert with the beautiful illustrations of Chou Jian-xin, depicts a carefree childhood despite the Japanese occupation: growing up happily with the company of nursery rhymes and picture books on Qingshui Street. As war emerges Tsai's memories shift to military parades, air raids, and watching others face conscription into the army. It seems no one can escape. After the war, the book-loving teenager tries hard to learn Mandarin and believes he is finally stepping towards a comfortable future, but little does he know, a dark cloud awaits him ahead.

Part 2 opens with Illustrations reminiscent of woodcuts showing the soul-crushing experience of Tsai's detention and imprisonment. In his second year at Taichung First Senior High School, Tsai attends a book club hosted by his teacher and is consequently arrested on a false charge of taking part in an "illegal" assembly. After being tortured, he is sentenced to ten years in prison, deprived of civil rights for seven years, and sent to Green Island for "reformation". Lasting until his release in September 1960, Tsai, a victim of the White Terror era spent ten years of his youth in prison on an unjust charge. But he is ready to embrace freedom.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 12-18
Author:
Yu Pei-Yun
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
19 September 2023
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 7-13
Illustrator:
ISBN-10:
1646142799
ISBN-13:
9781646142798
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Publisher:

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