Mamie Takes a Stand: The True Story of Mamie Tape, a Chinese American Girl's Fight for School Rights Charlene Chua near Boston

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Kuang’s novel is timely

* Readers who love the Goodnight

An unexpected meet-cute brings the two together

Readers are guided in exploring the meaning and essence of the poems through a series of reflective pauses scattered through the pages and reading group questions in the back

Mamie Takes a Stand: The True Story of Mamie Tape, a Chinese American Girl's Fight for School Rights Charlene Chua near BostonMiddle grade readers will learn the little known story of Mamie Tape, an eight year old Chinese American girl whose desire for knowledge and belonging led her family to fight for her right to attend public school in San Francisco. In the fall of 1884 in San Francisco, California, Mamie excitedly arrived for her first day at an American public school, only to find the principal blocking her way. Why? Because Mamie was Chinese. Thus began the Tape