Born Naughty: My Childhood in China

by Jin Wang

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Childhood mischief and family life in Inner Mongolia

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Childhood mischief and family life in Inner Mongolia

In this illustrated childhood memoir, Jin Wang recalls growing up with her family in a small mud hut on the outskirts of Inner Mongolia. Everyday adventures—climbing trees, gathering mushrooms, and searching for wolves—sit alongside the realities of a family with limited means and a child whose high spirits often clash with her mother’s rules. The book frames these memories through the particulars of home, local customs, and family life while drawing attention to the familiar pleasures of play, curiosity, and getting into trouble. Kid-friendly illustrations accompany Wang’s recollections throughout.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Young readers interested in memoirs about childhood in other parts of the world
Kids curious about family life and customs in Inner Mongolia
Readers who enjoy illustrated stories of everyday adventure and mischief

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Childhood mischiefFamily lifeInner MongoliaCultural traditionsCuriosity and play

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Book overview

Share in the joyful, adventure-filled shenanigans of a child growing up in a small mud hut in Inner Mongolia in this charming, illustrated memoir for young middle grade readers.

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Growing up in Inner Mongolia, Jin Wang was rambunctious and boisterous and did not always listen to her Ma. Jin and her family were poor, but like kids everywhere, she still found a way to have fun and get into lots of mischief climbing trees, digging for mushrooms, and even looking for wolves.

Paired with delightful, kid-friendly illustrations, this early middle grade memoir invites readers to join Jin and her family in the outskirts of Inner Mongolia to remind us that though we all have different customs and traditions, we are more alike than not, and that mischief lives within all of us.

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