The Red Piano Rowdy Gaines “O’Rourke brilliantly builds an intricate

“O’Rourke brilliantly builds an intricate and complex alternate science-fiction universe that contains beautiful imagery and visualization

drawing on first hand interviews and observations gathered over several years

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are empowered to support the children

The Red Piano Rowdy Gaines “O’Rourke brilliantly builds an intricateA beautiful and extraordinary account of international concert pianist Zhu Xiao Meis hardships and triumphs while growing up during Chinas Cultural Revolution. Stirring and inspiring, this picture book relates the story of a gifted young girl's passion for the piano in a time of historic turmoil. During China's Cultural Revolution, a young girl is taken from her family and sent to a far off labor camp. Forbidden to play the piano, she nevertheless