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Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack and Annie are all shaken up! The magic tree house whisks them back to California in 1906. As soon as they arrive, the famous San Francisco earthquake hits the city. Can Jack and Annie find the final writing they need to help Morgan save Camelot? Or will San Francisco be destroyed first?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this thoughtful, mesmerizing tale with echoes of Station Eleven, the author of An Uncommon Education follows a group of survivors thrown together in the aftermath of two major earthquakes that strike San Francisco within an hour of each other--an achingly beautiful and lyrical novel about the power of nature, the resilience of the human spirit, and the enduring strength of love. On Valentine's Day, two major earthquakes strike San Francisco within...
5) Earthquake
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A young Chinese-American girl and her family move their belongings from their home in Chinatown to the safety of Golden Gate Park during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
6) Hank
Author
Publisher
Ozark Pub
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
In San Francisco in 1906, a black sabino trolley horse senses that something terrible is about to happen, but stays calm and helps others survive the devastating earthquake.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A novelization of twenty-two-year-old photographer Edith Irvine's experiences in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, as seen through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Daisy, a fictitious traveling companion. Includes reader's guide and author interview.
8) Aftershocks
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
In San Francisco from 1903 to 1908, teenager Jessie Wainwright determines to reach her goal of becoming a doctor while also trying to care for the illegitimate child of a liaison between her father and their Chinese maid.