Born Naughty: My Childhood in China
Jin Wang, with Tony Johnston
In this memoir, Jin Wang recalls being eight years old in Nan Ba Zi, a small village in Inner Mongolia, China. She lives with her family in a one-room mud hut without electricity or running water. Daily life includes school, climbing trees, looking for wolves, planting potatoes, gathering mushrooms, and preparing for occasional special events. Jin also recounts hardships, including a harsh winter and getting her tongue stuck to a frozen door handle.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.
