![]() ![]() But will it be enough to save his family and friends and secure the future of his village?ĭroughts - China - Henan Sheng - Juvenile fiction. As the water situation becomes dire, Shaozhen realises he must come up with a plan. The worst drought in over sixty years threatens the crops that the entire village relies on for income. But when Shaozhen returns home for the summer holidays, imagining days filled with nothing but playing basketball with his friends, he's in for a shock. Shaozhen has no intention of staying in his remote Henan village and becoming another poor. About Wai Chim is the Chinese-American-Australian author of a number of children’s and YA titles, including the Chook Chook series, Freedom Swimmer and most recently The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, which was a Kirkus Prize Finalist in the US and was Shortlisted for the Prime Minister Literary Awards in 2020. Shaozhen has no intention of staying in his remote Henan village and becoming another poor farmer: he'll finish school, and then, hopefully, work in a factory in one of the major cities, just like his father. Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones. ![]()
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