Forbidden City
Oct 2010 · Seal Books
3.8star
5 reviewsreport
eBook
288
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn more
About this eBook
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.
Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story.
Ratings and reviews
3.8
5 reviews
Chen Markson
- Flag inappropriate
14 June 2019
If the author can delete all the unnecessary plots and little details, then this book can shorten more than 100 pages. I mean, the author writes everything and I feel extremely frustrated while reading this novel.
Frosty
- Flag inappropriate
29 October 2016
This book is a book that was read to me in Grade 6. From that moment I knew I wanted to become a writer. Every kid needs to read this in school.
1 person found this review helpful
About the author
William Bell’s young adult novels have been translated into nine languages and have won a number of awards, among them the Manitoba Readers’ Choice Award, the Mr. Christie’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, and the Canadian Librarians’ Association Award. He lives in Orillia, Ontario, with author Ting-xing Ye.
Rate this eBook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Centre instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
