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Nominee:Massachusetts Children's Book Award -Children's Book (2007)
Nominee:Sunshine State Young Reader's Award -Grades 3-5 (2007)
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.
Book Details
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Publish Date: Mar 7th, 2006
Pages: 192
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.56in - 6.76in - 0.52in - 0.53lb
EAN: 9781561453696
Recommended age: 08-12
Categories: • Historical - United States - 20th Century• Action & Adventure - Survival Stories• Places - United States
About the Author
Papp, Robert: - Robert Papp has produced hundreds of award-winning illustrations for books from many different publishers, from romance novels to young adult books. He lives in Pennsylvania, with his wife, Lisa, who is also an artist.
Praise for this book
"Karwoski's novel conveys very capably the fear, disorientation, and shock of living through a major disaster and coping with the aftermath. . . Quake! combines disaster and family longing for a sturdily constructed and affecting look at the past." --School Library Journal "Karwoski's research is apparent in the many vivid details of life after the earthquake, but readers will be less concerned with social issues than with the developing stories of the sympathetic characters." --Booklist