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A song for Sung Li

by Pamela Dell · 2002

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Shortly before San Francisco's 1906 earthquake, a twelve-year-old orphan named Sung Li finds a box containing a locket with a photograph and an address, which lead her to a better life away from her demanding aunt and cousin.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisCaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisSan FranciscoSan FranciscoMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 48 pages

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