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Gr 5 Up—Acclaimed poet Chang (With My Back to the World) takes readers to 1884 California, where 12-year-old Mei Mei is being forced to leave San Francisco to protect her from kidnapping. Her family came to the United States from Canton, China, in 1875 looking for a better life and to escape starvation and wars, but their new home is now proving dangerous as well. They owe money to the brokers who organized their passage from China, and Mei Mei herself is seen as potenti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More