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QUAKE!
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Written by
Gail Langer Karwoski
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Illustrated by
Robert Papp
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Hardcover: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-310-8
Total Pages: 192
Size: 6 x 9
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Paperback: $7.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-369-6
Total Pages: 160
Size: 6 x 9
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Middle Reader, ages 8-12/Fiction/History
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Gail Langer Karwoski taught third- and fourth-grade students for many years. She received a BA from the University of Massachusetts and an MA from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Georgia.
You can visit Gail Langer Karwoski's website at: www.gailkarwoski.com
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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.
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DISASTER IN SAN FRANCISCO, 1906
"Buildings were weaving in and out and the street pitched like a stormy sea. The ground shook with such violence that Jacob thought the world was coming to an end."
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Test #: Q39007
Reading Counts Level: 4.3
AR Quiz#: 78552
AR Reading Level: 4.7
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It is before daybreak on April 18, 1906. Jacob Kaufman slips out of the wooden boarding house where he lives with his immigrant father and little sister Rosie, his father's harsh words still ringing in his ears.
Suddenly the ground beneath his feet begins to rumble, buildings collapse and the street splits wide open as Jacob runs to find safety from a devastating earthquake. Fires engulf the city. He returns to find his father and sister… but there is nothing left of the building but a pile of sticks. Jacob and his dog join the throng of other people searching for shelter, food, fresh water…and loved ones who are missing.
In award-winning author 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, through the courageous survival of a young boy. An Author's Note at the end carefully separates fact from fiction, giving young readers a glimpse into one of the worst earthquakes in modern history.
Click here for an informative teacher's guide on this title!
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Reviews
"Karwoski's research is apparent in the many vivid details of life after the earthquake, but readers will be less concerned with social issues and than with the developing stories of the sympathetic characters."Booklist "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
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Awards
* 2004 Maxwell Medal, Dog Writers of America, children's book category
* 2004 Notable Children's Book of Jewish Content, Association of Jewish Libraries
* 2004 Young Adult Top Forty (PA)
* 2005 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (KS)
* 2007-2008 Land of Enchantment Book Awards Master List (NM)
* Master Reading List, 2006-2007 Volunteer State Book Award (TN)
* Master List, 2006-2007 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (FL)
* Master List, 2006-2007 Massachusetts Children's Book Award
* Nominee, 2006 Rhode Island Children's Book Award
* Nominee, 2007 Nevada Young Readers' Award
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