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The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ma Yan, Pierre Haski
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 65166
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Tra
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0060764961
Dewey Decimal Number: 951.05908352
EAN: 9780060764968
ASIN: 0060764961
Publication Date: May 31, 2005
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Wednesday, November 7 My father gave me and my brother a little money. My stomach is all twisted up with hunger, but I don't want to spend the money on anything as frivolous as food. Because it's money my parents earn with their sweat and blood. I have to study well so that I won't ever again be tortured by hunger. . . . In a drought-stricken corner of rural China, an education can be the difference between a life of crushing poverty and the chance for a better future. But money is scarce, and the low wages paid for backbreaking work aren't always enough to pay school fees. Ma Yan's heart-wrenching, honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. First published in France in 2002, the diary of ma yan created an outpouring of support for this courageous teenager and others like her -- support that led to the creation of an international organization dedicated to helping these children . . . all because of one ordinary girl's extraordinary diary.
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 Ma Yan goes to school August 11, 2008
I read Ma Yan's Diary immediately after watching the opening ceremony for the Olympics. The diary is very moving; Ma Yan shares her experience with the culture of a small Chinese province. Between the lines, her writing explains a lot about the Chinese national pride we are seeing at the Olympics. It explained many questions I had about the way Chinese residents might feel after seeing the excess of the opening ceremony. Excellent view into a young girl's life and the culture she lives in.
Highly recommend!
 what is this book about March 13, 2007
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
this book is about a girl's strugels to go to school and how she had her dream of going to school she wrote a letter to her mom saying that she wanted to go school because she didnt wanted to stay home and work she wanted to go to school
 A very touching story January 28, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I loved this story because of Ma Yan's spirit. This is the true story of Ma Yan who stuggles to stay in school in spite of her families severe poverty. She does not give up no matter what obstacles she faces.
Excellent read January 9, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am only sorry that more of her diary did not survive. Ma Yan proves herself an articulate young woman. And this book will make you appreciate Americans' access to education and opportunity.
An eye opening look at life in rural China. June 27, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book, though it is painful to read about the poverty and hunger Ma Yan and her family experienced. As mom to a daughter from China, I can't help but wonder if my daughter's life would have been similar, had she not been adopted.
This book was also very hopeful, as Ma Yan's diary brings her some fame and brings world attention and help to her family and schoolmates.
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