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Description
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.
Publication date
January 01, 2020
Classification
Fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9781496587169
Lexile Measure
530
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Series
Girls Survive
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century JUV001010 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women JUV029030 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Disasters
Library of Congress categories
History Brothers and sisters 20th century Race relations California Survival Historical fiction San Francisco (Calif.) Prejudices Fires Earthquakes Chinese Americans San Francisco San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 19 Chinese American families Ethnic conflict