I believe that this novel is suitable for audiences 13 and older and is imperative to include for teen readers to learn of a devastating time in America’s history. Outrun the Moon - by Stacey Lee (Paperback) 9.49When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall):8.1 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D) Weight. I also enjoyed how Mercy’s love interest chooses to follow his dreams rather than to fall in love, which is a fascinating difference to most teen novels. The reader will find themselves rooting for Mercy as she first navigates man made hazards of discrimination and ignorance and then conquers the devastation made by Mother Nature. The narrator for this audiobook was Emily Woo Zeller, and as usual, she did a splendid job in delivering a convincing performance. Mercy must pull everyone together with her strong will and resourceful mind. She is a fourth-generation Chinese American and a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. After planning her way in so that she could make her own business and give her family a good life, the great earthquake of 1906 hits. About the author (2017) Stacey Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Downstairs Girl, Luck of the Titanic, Under a Painted Sky and Outrun the Moon, the winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction. Mercy is a strong-willed girl who does not let other’s discrimination against her, or her family bring her down, and she strategizes her way into one of the most prestigious schools in town: St. Fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is a girl living in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1906.

Outrun the moon by stacey lee