The boy from Clearwater: Book 1
Title
The boy from Clearwater: Book 1
Subject
Description
"Part One: Taiwan, 1930s. Tsai Kun-lin, an ordinary boy born in Qingshui, recounts a carefree childhood despite the Japanese occupation: growing up happily with the company of nursery rhymes and picture books on Qingshui Street. As war emerges Tsai's memories shift to military parades, air raids, and watching others face conscription into the army. It seems no one can escape. After the war, the book-loving teenager tries hard to learn Mandarin and believes he is finally stepping towards a comfortable future; but little does he know, a dark cloud awaits him ahead. Part Two: Taiwan, 1950s. In his second year at Taichung First Senior High School, Tsai is arrested simply for joining a book club and subsequently tortured, deprived of civil rights, and sent to Green Island for "reformation." Lasting until his release in September 1960, Tsai, a victim of the White Terror era, spends ten years of his youth in prison on an unjust charge. But he is ready to embrace freedom" -- ǂc Provided by publisher.
Creator
You, Peiyun, 1967-
Source
https://cala-web.org/awards/bestbook/2024recipients
Publisher
Levine Querido
Date
2023
Contributor
Zhou, Jianxin (Illustrator)
King, Lin, 1993-
Format
Text
Language
eng
Type
Book; Text
Identifier
9781646142804
Alternative Title
來自清水的孩子
Lai zi Qingshui de hai zi
Date Issued
2023
Extent
352 pages
Bibliographic Citation
Yu, P. Y. (2023). The boy from Clearwater: Book 1 . Levine Querido.
Position: 1071 (33 views)
Files
Collection
Citation
You, Peiyun, 1967-, “The boy from Clearwater: Book 1,” CALASYS - CALA Academic Resources & Repository System, accessed April 16, 2026, http://ir.cala-web.org/items/show/1510.