How far can a pair of shoes go

Author: Deng Xiangzi
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This is a collection of short stories and novellas about life and growth. By reading this book, you will meet a rural carpenter who has an inner conflict with his master, a boy who worries about his classmate's sleepwalking, a girl who walks until her shoes are worn out to find a job, a mountain teenager who competes in strange ways, and a middle school student who travels alone to a mountain village where his father was sent down. Through these simple yet solid life stories, you will touch upon the various experiences and flavors of growing up, and feel the upward, kind, and beautiful power of growth. The story "The Little Carpenter" was selected for the "Best Contemporary Chinese Children's Novels Collection," "How Far Can a Pair of Shoes Go" was included in "The Best Children's Literature of 2001," "Sleepwalking" won the annual award of the "Children's Literature" magazine in 2000, and "Qingming" was reprinted in the "Children's Literature" magazine.