![]() ![]() Mercy can’t sit by while they wait for the Army to bring help. With martial law in effect, she is forced to wait with her classmates for their families in a temporary park encampment. ![]() On April 18, an historic earthquake rocks San Francisco, destroying Mercy’s home and school. Not to be undone by a bunch of spoiled heiresses, Mercy stands strong-until disaster strikes. 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. Clare’s School for Girls is her best hope. ![]() San Francisco, 1906: Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to break from the poverty in Chinatown, and an education at St. Historical Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Literature ![]()
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