Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Li Lun, Lad of Courage (A Newbery Honor book)

Author: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

When Young Fu arrives with his mother in bustling 1920s Chungking, all he has seen of the world is the rural farming village where he has grown up. He knows nothing of city life. But the city, with its wonders and dangers, fascinates the 13-year-old boy, and he sets out to make the best of what it has to offer him. First published in 1932, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze was….Read More

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