Mercy Wong has faced discrimination and poverty living in San Francisco’s Chinatown her entire 15 years. Determined to get the best education possible, she sets her sights on an all-white girl’s school, St. Clare’s, and manages to get accepted with a little bit of deceit and bribery. More discrimination by the school’s wealthy white girls rules each day, until the historic San Francisco earthquake of 1906 destroys the school, the city and Mercy’s home. Now, all the girls are on an even playing field as they must wait in the local park for days to reunite with any surviving family members. But Mercy isn’t good at waiting, especially when fires are raging and collapsed buildings and roads are everywhere. Always self-driven, Mercy sets out to help restore order and help those who are suffering, drawing forth admiration from those who formerly handed out only discrimination.
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I spent the summer reading some elementary titles in preparation for my move to the elementary library. Now that I have been moved back to the MS/HS, I will need a few weeks to read some YA books again and write a monthly review of something I like. Hopefully you will see something new here by October. Because our library books are in storage this year due to the construction project, the books I review won't necessarily be a part of our library. You can find them at the public library! - Mrs. Dill
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