Pure Youth: Gardenia Blooms (Volume 1 of the Flower Novel Series)

Author: An Wulin, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: In 2006, China Children's Press celebrated its 50th anniversary. The "Children's Literature" magazine has also turned 43 years old. Over the years, China Children's Press has led with "Children's Literature" magazine, gathering hundreds of outstanding writers who have diligently devoted themselves to children's literature across generations. Their works have influenced children across generations. "Pure Youth" is a seven-volume set that specially invites these most renowned children's literature writers since the 1980s and 1990s, collecting their classic and award-winning works over decades. These works have all had a profound impact and are considered masterpieces of children's literature. This volume includes over a dozen representative and award-winning works from eight famous children's literature writers. The themes cover various aspects of children's lives. Some reflect the fate of humanity, some describe urban campus life, some focus on the joys and sorrows of rural youth, and others reveal the growth issues of children from special families. Each work carries insights into life, with beauty and imagery woven throughout, leaving a lasting impression and contributing to their widespread popularity. Among them, "Blue Flower" won the Ice Heart Children's Literature New Work Award; "Loach" won the 1994 Top 10 Children's Books Award from the "China Times"; "Exam Paper" won the Chen Bochu Children's Literature Award; "Magic Tower" won the Chen Bochu Children's Literature Award; "Sleepless Long Night" won the Annual Best Children's Literature Award; "Sui Mei" and "There Is a Girl Named Xing Zhu" won the Annual Good Work Award; "Big Head with a Beep Phone" also won the Annual Good Work Award; "Yellow Scarf" won both the Chen Bochu Children's Literature Award and the Ice Heart Children's Literature Award and was included in the national middle school Chinese textbook, and so on. These works showcase the style of contemporary children's literature, like gardenias, enduring and ever-scented.