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2018 | History & Politics | Mystery | Young Adult (YA)
A secret act is exposed.
Three Chinese students studying North America, Tone, Pike and Theresa, are struggling in their own ways with the pressures to succeed in an unfamiliar culture. When they become involved with the performance of a play based on the Nanjing Massacre of 1937, they are forced to confront their cultural and personal pasts and futures.
The Third Act weaves together the stories of these contemporary students with stories of historical Chinese events.
John Wilson
(Author)
| Published by | Orca Book Publishers |
| Edition | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781459819672 |
| Language | English |
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I honestly loved reading this. It was fun, thrilling, and even fast-paced, the majority of the time. Would I change anything? Not at all. It was beautifully written for the history aspect of it and held my attention. Which is very surprising because I can never have my attention grabbed by history related books.
The cover of this little novel is really cool. I like how they have a faded ‘ghost of the past’ on the cover. I actually didn’t realize that it was there until I was about halfway through with the book. The plotline was one that I wasn’t sure I was going to like at first. But as I kept reading, the history of the Nanjing Massacre and the switching from the past to the present, drew my attention in like a mouse to cake crumbs. The characters weren’t as developed, but it worked for this storyline.