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Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 Paperback - 2006

by Gail Langer Karwoski; Robert Papp (Illustrator)


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A boy and his dog navigate dangerous rubble, prejudices, and survival in this riveting fictional account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. It's before daybreak in San Francisco on April 18, 1906. Mourning the loss of his mother, thirteen-year-old Jacob Kaufman slips out of the cramped boarding house where he lives with his immigrant father and little sister Rosie. Why couldn't Papa just let him keep the stray dog--the one thing that has made him happy in months? But he forgets all his frustrations when the ground beneath his feet begins to rumble. Buildings collapse, and the street splits wide open as Jacob runs for safety from a devastating earthquake. With just his dog, he embarks on a perilous search for shelter, food and water, and missing loved ones while grappling with his Jewish traditions and fighting prejudices against a new Chinese friend. In Gail Langer Karwoski's stirring fictional account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, young readers will relive the drama of the actual event and its devastating aftermath. An author's note carefully separates fact from fiction, giving young readers a glimpse into one of the worst earthquakes in modern history.

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  • Title Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906
  • Author Gail Langer Karwoski; Robert Papp (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
  • Date 2006-03-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781561453696 / 1561453692
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.76 x 0.52 in (24.28 x 17.17 x 1.32 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 770
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Northern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: San Francisco, California
  • Library of Congress subjects San Francisco (Calif.) - History - 20th, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif.,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003020627
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Gail Langer Karwoski received a BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MA from the University of Minnesota. She taught third- and fourth-grade students for many years. Karwoski has published several picture books and historical novels for middle readers. She lives in Georgia. Robert Papp, a fine artist who trained at the DuCret School of Art, has produced hundreds of award-winning illustrations for books from romance novels to young adult books. He lives in Pennsylvania, with his wife, Lisa, who is also an artist.
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