Lily and the Great Quake
A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story
North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, [2020]
Format: Book
Description: 102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Just turned twelve, Lily is the oldest of the three children in her Chinese American family living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake hits; her family has survived the quake, but as the city starts to burn Lily and her younger brother are separated from the others and must get to the safety of Oakland across the bay and hope that the rest of their family and friends are there waiting for them--but between the fire and the anti-Chinese violence it is not certain that any of them will survive. Includes nonfiction backmatter, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
Series: Girls survive.
Subjects:
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Juvenile fiction.
Chinese American families -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction.
Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction.
Fires -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Ethnic conflict -- Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Juvenile fiction.
Chinese American families -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction.
Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction.
Fires -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Ethnic conflict -- Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
9781496587169
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CPBK Girls Survive | Blythewood | Children's Paperback | Out (Due: 6/14/2024) |
CPBK Girls Survive | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Paperback | In |
CPBK Girls Survive | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Paperback | Out (Due: 6/20/2024) |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.9 2.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #505885.
Lexile 530L.
F&P S.
Lexile 530L.
F&P S.