Lord, Bette. <br/><br/>
The middle heart / 
Bette Bao Lord. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Alfred A. Knopf,  1996. 
 - 370 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Wilson's Fiction  School Library Journal  Library Journal 
<br/><br/> Three Chinese youngsters, Steel Hope, his bookmate Mountain Pine, and Firecracker, a gravekeeper's daughter, vow to remain true to each other and their country, a promise that becomes impossible to keep as war, upheaval, and personal tragedies intrude. 
<br/><br/> Adult 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0394534328 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95036165  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Friendship--Fiction.--China<br/>Friendship--Fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--History--Fiction.--20th century<br/>China--History--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Historical fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS3562.O678  / M53 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813/.54