Books like Shannon by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Shannon, recently brought to San Francisco from Ireland in 1880, prepares to start school. She confronts anti‑Chinese laws that forbid her Chinese friend from attending and the prejudice her Irish classmates hold toward her heritage.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kathleen V. Kudlinski
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