Outrun the moon
By: Stacey Lee
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780399175411
Subjects: Chinese Americans; San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906; Fiction; Survival; Earthquakes
Description: San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Clare s School for Girls is her best hope. Although St. Clare s is off-limits to all but the wealthiest white girls, Mercy gains admittance through a mix of cunning and a little bribery, only to discover that getting in was the easiest part. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong until disaster strikes.
Notes: 789Y Childrens Plus, Inc.