ChinAlive - Bob Jonas

Jonas, Bob. 2013. ChinAlive. Charleston: Vagabond Librarian Publishing.

Rating 2,5 stars
(review in Indonesian, click here)

I received this book from GoodreadsGiveaway.

Sets in China where the 2008 Olympics is being the biggest project for its government, the adventure of Charlie Evers begins. Charlie, a 12 years old American boy, has been living in China for years with his parents and has acquired to learn the local language fluently. To complete his school assignment, Charlie needs to do a research about the Yangtze River, therefore he surfs the internet using his father’s computer. After so many clicks and links, Charlie is stranded into a pro-democracy group chatroom, it’s a secret movement and obviously illegal in China. The ever curious Charlie asks questions that eventually will have him takes major part in the history of remaking China.

ChinAlive - Bob Jonas

Jonas, Bob. 2013. ChinAlive. Charleston: Vagabond Librarian Publishing.

Rating 2,5 bintang
(review in English, click here)

Saya mendapatkan buku ini melalui Goodreads Giveaway.

Berlatarkan Cina yang akan menyelenggarakan Olympiade 2008, petualangan Charlie Evers pun dimulai. Charlie, remaja Amerika berusia 12 tahun, sudah bertahun-tahun tinggal di Cina bersama keluarganya dan sudah mengusai dengan baik bahasa setempat. Dengan maksud meneliti tentang Sungai Yangtze untuk tugas sekolahnya, Charlie berseluncur di internet menggunakan komputer ayahnya. Akhirnya, dia malah jadi terlibat di chatting room yang membahas tentang gerakan rahasia di Cina, gerakan pro-demokrasi. Charlie yang selalu ingin tahu, mengajukan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang pada akhirnya mengakibatkan dia nantinya terlibat dalam sejarah pembentukan Cina yang baru.