My most recent book was called the “Red Scarf Girl”. I liked it because it talked about the Cultural Revolution in China in the 1900’s.
Ji-li Jiang was a girl raised during the Cultural Revolution. She was bullied by other kids because of her class status. Her grandfather was a landlord and her father got detained. Her mother is sick and her siblings are trying to hold on to everything they have left. Their house had been searched for any ideas not acceptable to Chairman Mao. She is left with only her grandmother and her family.