Bibliograph

Quake!, disaster in San Francisco, 1906, Gail Langer Karwoski ; illustrated by Robert Papp

Type

Label

Quake!, disaster in San Francisco, 1906, Gail Langer Karwoski ; illustrated by Robert Papp

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: page 153

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Quake!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Gail Langer Karwoski ; illustrated by Robert Papp

Sub title

disaster in San Francisco, 1906

Summary

Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boarding house with his father and younger sister

Table Of Contents

ch. 1. April 17, 1906 -- ch. 2. A house but not a home -- ch. 3. Disaster before dawn -- ch. 4. Aftershock -- ch. 5. South of Market -- ch. 6. Rescue -- ch. 7. Union Square -- ch. 8. Sweet and sour -- ch. 9. San Francisco in ruins -- ch. 10. Golden Gate Park -- ch. 11. Camp Flanagan -- ch. 12. Rats and ghosts -- ch. 13. A shirt story -- ch. 14. Keepin' spirits bright -- ch. 15. Waves of doubt -- ch. 16. The Warm, soft light of the campfire

Target audience

pre adolescent

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