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Book Review of Chu Ju's House

Chu Ju's House
Chu Ju's House
Author: Gloria Whelan
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Paperback
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In present-day rural China, 14-year-old Chu Ju's mother gives birth to her second child, another girl. When her grandmother makes plans to sell the baby, Chu Ju decides to leave home.

Simple stated in order to express a young girls determination to make it on her own in order allow her newborn sister to stay and not be sold. Eloquently written.