Synopsis
A young woman befriends a Chinese family despite the racism and fear that overwhelm the residents of her small Western mining town at the end of the gold rush
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About the Author
Sharon E. Heisel is a middle-grade teacher in an Oregon town that has strong historical connections to both the gold rush and Chinese immigration.
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eager to make friends with Leeana, the new girl in her class. But Angelena has always lived in Oregon, and Leeana has just moved there from China. Soon the two girls find they have a lot in common. But other members of their small Oregon mining town do not adjust as easily to newcomers. In spite of the tension
and violence surrounding them, the girls establish a special friendship.
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