Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story

Bybee, Veeda

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Stone Arch Books

Just the Series: Girls Survive

Series and Publisher: Girls Survive

Annotation: Lily has just turned twelve when the 1906 earthquake hits San Francisco. Soon firest break out around the city. Separated from her parents, Lily must help her younger brother and neighbor navigate their way through the burning city.

Genre: [Historical fiction]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #204196

Format: Library Binding

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Edition Date: c2020 Release Date: 01/01/20

Illustrator: Trunfio, Alessia,

Pages: 102 p.

ISBN: 1-496-58716-2

ISBN 13: 978-1-496-58716-9

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2019048065

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906. Fiction.
Chinese Americans. Fiction.
Brothers and sisters. Fiction.
Survival. Fiction.
Race relations. Fiction.
Prejudices. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 12,039

Reading Level: 3.9

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.9 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 505885 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 530L

Guided Reading Level: S

Fountas & Pinnell: S

Lily is a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl living in San Francisco's Chinatown when an earthquake destroys her home and sets her neighborhood on fire. Separated from her parents, Lily must help her younger brother and neighbor escape San Francisco. As the city burns, Lily struggles to keep her group close as they face peril and racism. Will Lily be reunited with her parents and make it across the bay to the safety of Oakland? Readers can learn the real story of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

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