Outrun the Moon
Format: Book
Description: 391 pages ; 22 cm
Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from poverty in Chinatown, and she gains admittance to a prestigious finishing school through a mix of cunning and bribery. She soon discovers that getting in was the easiest part, and must carve a niche among the spoiled heiresses. When the earthquake strikes on April 18, Mercy and her classmates are forced to a survivor encampment, but her quick-witted leadership rallies them to help in the tragedy's aftermath.
Subjects:
Chinese Americans -- Teen fiction.
Earthquakes -- Teen fiction.
Survival -- Teen fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Fiction.
Chinese Americans -- Teen fiction.
Earthquakes -- Teen fiction.
Survival -- Teen fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Fiction.
Target Audience: HL780L
ISBN:
9780399175411 (hardback)
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