That year, we walked together

Author: Li Biao
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The story takes place at Fengling Town Middle School. Class 63 is the worst class in the entire school. Due to poor management, the students no longer regard studying as their top priority. Pranks and disruptions are their specialty, and they take great pleasure in angering teachers, which they consider one of life's greatest joys. Youth is a dream, a beautiful trap. Excessive hormones surge within them, becoming a negative force that pulls them toward the wrong path in life. Class 63 is a class that many teachers avoid at all costs. Knowing the mountain has tigers, they still head straight for the tiger mountain. Bai Zuguang, a young teacher who gained fame for writing a long novel, delayed his move to the city to work in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a head teacher. Unbeknownst to him, he became the acting head teacher of Class 63. One is the most talented teacher in the entire school, and the other is the worst class—truly a match made in heaven.
As a new head teacher, Bai Zuguang lit three fires. He issued "hero notices" to recruit various "good guys," visited students' homes, and built bridges of emotional communication with both students and parents. In the process of integrating with the students, he learned how to respect them and guide them. The simple yet vivid language of this book successfully portrays a group of middle school students: Kong Jun, who gives up on himself due to his mischievous behavior; Xiao Weihua, who possesses a genius-level talent but comes from a poor family; Huang Meifeng, who drops out of school after doing poorly on exams; Fang Leilei, who runs away from home in pursuit of love; and Liu Jiaorong, who impulsively considers fleeing with someone. The characters are vividly portrayed, the plot is lively, and the structure is tight, allowing readers to relive the dream-filled season in the gentle flow of the language.