Summary: Ji-li lives in China during the Cultural Revolution. One of the new Communist commands is that everyone must get rid of anything that represents the "four olds," old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. At first, Ji-li embraces the eradication of the four olds, excited to be a part of the change coming to her country. But, soon she learns that removing the four olds means her family must get rid of their photographs, her grandparent's old clothes, and other meaningful belonging that represent the "old" China. Ji-li also learns that her grandfather was a landlord, an unforgivable occupation among communists. As Ji-li sees her family and neighbors suffer more and more under the communist regime, she begins to question what good this revolution has really brought to her country.
Interest Level: 4th-8th Grades
Jiang, Ji-li. (1997). Red scarf girl: A memoir of the Cultural Revolution. New York: Harpercollins.
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