Born Naughty

Author Jin Wang Tony Johnston Illustrated by Anisi Baigude

Grades 2-5 Ages 7-10

Share in the joyful, adventure-filled shenanigans of a child growing up in a small mud hut in Inner Mongolia in this charming, illustrated memoir for young middle grade readers.

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Growing up in Inner Mongolia, Jin Wang was rambunctious and boisterous and did not always listen to her Ma. Jin and her family were poor, but like kids everywhere, she still found a way to have fun and get into lots of mischief climbing trees, digging for mushrooms, and even looking for wolves.

Paired with delightful, kid-friendly illustrations, this early middle grade memoir invites readers to join Jin and her family in the outskirts of Inner Mongolia to remind us that though we all have different customs and traditions, we are more alike than not, and that mischief lives within all of us.

Available Formats

Hardcover 9780593563618
Hardcover Library Binding 9780593563625
eBook 9780593563632
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9780593865941

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