“I believe I can just see you on the streets of that bright city.”
Gran’s gone now, but her words live on with Nich... read full description
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Apr 28, 2008
Carissa
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another contender for favoreads–historical fiction, boy main character, action! this one was actually pretty good. the cover is sort of a sleeper, but the book was interesting enough to make me want to do a little more research into the event (although i didn’t actually go so far as to do the research–just thought about it) and has satisfyingly good “here’s the part of the story that’s true” notes at the end. i love that she actually based the story on a newspaper clipping about a boy (with the
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Aug 18, 2011
Elaine
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Aug 04, 2008
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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A vivid description of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 forms the center of this tale of an orphan boy trying to find a home for himself. I read it all in one sitting-- couldn't put it down. Combine it with Laurence Yep's Dragonwings and The Earth Dragon Awakes, Kristiana Gregory's Earthquake at Dawn, and Simon Winchester's children's version of A Crack in the Edge of the World.
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Jan 10, 2011
Brandon
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Dear Project
Brandon Taylor
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Annie and her boyfriends town are over going a Apocalypse. Annie's boyfriend is looking for dog named Beethoven. Annie’s mom gets trapped under wood and rabble. They go to get away from the town that is practically on fire. And he gave Annie his lucky penny.
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Brandon Taylor
PLOT
Annie and her boyfriends town are over going a Apocalypse. Annie's boyfriend is looking for dog named Beethoven. Annie’s mom gets trapped under wood and rabble. They go to get away from the town that is practically on fire. And he gave Annie his lucky penny.
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Jun 10, 2009
Conor
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Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906
Deborah Hopikinson
208 pages
September 12th, 2006. Knopf books for young readers
Deborah Hopikinson
208 pages
September 12th, 2006. Knopf books for young readers
Based on a true story, Into the Firestorm explores a runaways adventure to San Francisco. From his grandmother dead , to the brutal workings of labor in the cotton fields the main character, Nicholas Dray, runs away from the madness of his troubled past to San Francisco. His dream is to find work, but as the story goes, nothi More...
Jan 19, 2010
Meghan
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I loved this book because it was about history. The characters are named after survivors that were in the earthquake and fire. It was devestating to read about. When I first started reading this book I walked into geography and heard a friend talking about an earthquake. I asked what happend and they told me there was and earthquake in the poorest country and that it was a 7.5 or something and had over 28 aftershocks.
Oct 23, 2009
Jennifer
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Aug 12, 2009
Rshelite
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This is a very good book about a boy in the SanFrancisco earthquake. He is dog sitting for a man who owns a paper store so he has to take care of some neighbor friends and the dog.(I read this book and did not listen to it on my MP3 player)
Feb 26, 2010
Jacob
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this book was not a bad story but to me it was just alittle boring. the main idea of the book (figured by the title) was short. it was so long befor we got to the part about the earthquake and fire in the city. and the book just semed to feel short. avery part was just so short.
Apr 04, 2009
Meow
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It was a great book. it really showed a strong inportance of friend. It's a book a bout the great earthquake and fire of san francisco!
Oct 01, 2008
Faintly
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This was a good solid little book - that gives an "almost" eye-witness account of the tragic fire in San Francisco after the turn of the century. The book follows the main character Nicholas Dray as he goes from the abandoned son of a sharecropper - to a runaway orphan on the streets of San Francisco.
It is intriguing enough to keep the reader interested in the plight of Nicholas and the few friends he makes along the way. It does not get bogged down in a heavy plot retros More...
It is intriguing enough to keep the reader interested in the plight of Nicholas and the few friends he makes along the way. It does not get bogged down in a heavy plot retros More...
Nov 11, 2011
Cheryl
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Historical fiction account of earthquake of San Fransisco in 1906 and the huge fire that followed.
Dec 08, 2008
Micky
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it's a very sad book but has lots of information. also i like the name bushy brows.
Jan 05, 2009
Kelly
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Great historical fiction! My daughter and I read this novel together and were entranced by it. She couldn't wait to find out what happened next, and I was impressed by the exceptional writing. We recommend this book to advanced readers starting at 9 years old and anyone interested in historical fiction.
Sep 09, 2010
Kris
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I pulled this off the shelf to read it since it has been on my to-read shelf for over a year and a half. When I read the back cover blurb, I realized that I have already read it sometime during the previous school year. Good middle school book, appears to be a well-researched fictional account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Jul 30, 2008
Cheryl
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I read this because my 12 year old son asked me to after he had. It was a well written story told from the perspective of a fictional pre-teen present during the quake and ensuing fires. Highly recommend to boys looking for good historical reading.
Dec 16, 2008
Melanie
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Based on the actual earthquake and fire in San Francisco in 1906, this action-packed book is a wonderful example of historical fiction. An easy recommendation for historical fiction reading assignments.
May 20, 2008
Connie
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A young boy from Texas gets to San Fransico just in time for the earthquake.
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