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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1998
YA Based on the true story of a Scots Presbyterian missionary in San Francisco's Chinatown at the turn of the century, this novel details Thomasina McIntyre's evolution from a timid grade-school teacher to the director of the Presbyterian Occidental Mission, dedicated to rescuing Chinese girls sold into slavery or prostitution. What began as a one-year appointment as the assistant to the Mission di...Log In or Sign Up to Read More


