Forbidden City
Author | : William Bell |
Publisher | : Seal Books |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2010-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780385674126 |
ISBN-13 | : 0385674120 |
Rating | : 4/5 (120 Downloads) |
Download or read book Forbidden City written by William Bell and published by Seal Books. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tian An Men Square as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must trust the students to help him escape. Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story.