Earthquake: San Francisco, 1906
- ISBN-10
- 1481400819
- ISBN-13
- 9781481400817
- Series
- Earthquake
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-22
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale
Description
Can two kids survive the biggest disaster of 1906? Find out in this gripping tale of historical fiction, part of the Survivors series. Brendan O’Connor is delivering pastries to the bustling businesses and elegant hotels of San Francisco, dreaming that someday he will be part of that life. Li Dai Yue is running from the isolated security of Chinatown, distraught over the marriage her uncle has arranged for her. Chance throws them together on the day of the San Francisco earthquake. Can two strangers from such different worlds work together to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos?
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