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| Resource: |
Book (820143) Gum Moon: A Novel of San Francisco Chinatown
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| Author: |
Staley, Jeffrey |
| Publisher: |
author, 2018 |
| Vendor: |
Cokesbury |
| Length: |
348 Pages |
| Heading: |
MISS — Mission
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| Subjects: |
Asian Americans; Fiction; UMW 2021-2022 Reading Program |
| Location: |
Mission |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781732244504
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| Description: |
In 1898, three-year-old Chinese-American girl Mei Chun Lai is sold to a cruel brothel keeper, where a sympathetic prostitute befriends her. Two years later, at the height of a plague quarantine, a young Methodist woman rescues Chun and places her in a home for abused and trafficked girls. The home is destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Chun (aka “Maud”) and a group of seven other Chinese children embark on a cross-country singing tour to raise funds to rebuild. When their home matron suffers a breakdown, 13-year-old Maud must lead the band of children home. Based on a true story. Note: contains disturbing content. *2021-2022 UMW Reading Program: Education for Mission |
| Age Groups: |
Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)
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