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Escaping the giant wave Escaping the giant wave Peg Kehret When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has… OL116142W
I Am Lavina Cumming I Am Lavina Cumming Susan Lowell While staying with relatives in California after the death of her mother, ten-year-old Lavina sees the arrival of the automobile and experiences the great San Francisco earthquake. OL14458W
Earthquake, San Francisco, 1906 Earthquake, San Francisco, 1906 Kathleen Duey,Karen A. Bale San Francisco -- April 18, 1906 Brendan O'Connor is delivering pastries to the bustling businesses and elegant hotels of San Francisco, dreaming that someday he will be a part of that life.Li Dai Yu… OL15089794W
Lost in the moving mountains Lost in the moving mountains Gloria Skurzynski While on a three day hike in the mountain wilderness, two thirteen-year-old brothers must use all their skill to survive when they are confronted by an injured drug dealer and are caught in an earthq… OL15129347W
Caught in the moving mountains Caught in the moving mountains Gloria Skurzynski While on a three-day hike in the mountain wilderness, two thirteen-year-old brothers must use all their skill to survive when they are confronted by an injured drug dealer and are caught in an earthq… OL15835226W
Earthquake! Earthquake! Stefano Bordiglioni Five curious dinosaur friends, known as the Fivedinos, decide to build a raft and explore an island newly formed by an earthquake, but soon find themselves under attack by some of the creatures that … OL16005290W
Quentin Quokka's quick questions Quentin Quokka's quick questions Barbara DeRubertis Quentin Quokka's questions help out during school when an earthquake strikes during a concert. OL16010471W
Eruption Eruption Roland Smith Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole Rossi attempt to rescue the Rossi Brothers' Circus--lions, tigers, elephants, and all--in Mexico, where a massive earthquake has struck, leading to the imm… OL16239938W
Earthquake! Earthquake! Kathleen V. Kudlinski In 1906, after the devastating earthquake hits San Francisco, twelve-year-old Phillip struggles to save the horses in his family's livery stable. OL1874752W
A world below A world below Wesley King Mr. Baker's eighth grade class thought they were in for a normal field trip to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, but their journey takes a terrifying turn when an earthquake hits and the students are p… OL19736156W
Love in the time of global warming Love in the time of global warming Francesca Lia Block After a devastating earthquake destroys the West Coast, causing seventeen-year-old Penelope to lose her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother, she navigates a dark world, holding hope and l… OL19968361W
Serafina's promise Serafina's promise Ann E. Burg In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all … OL19971440W
Hold tight, don't let go Hold tight, don't let go Laura Rose Wagner In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Nadine goes to live with her father in Miami while her cousin Magdalie, raised as her sister, remains behind in a refugee camp, dreaming of joining N… OL19994084W
Aftershock Aftershock Vanessa Acton 1 online resource OL20219539W
Choose Your Own Adventure - Earthquake! Choose Your Own Adventure - Earthquake! R. A. Montgomery,Alison Gilligan You're visiting San Francisco when suddenly a strange rumbling fills the air and buildings begin to shake--it's a major earthquake! You look around and see an old man pinned to the sidewalk by rubble… OL2928288W
A song for Sung Li A song for Sung Li Pamela Dell Shortly before San Francisco's 1906 earthquake, a twelve-year-old orphan named Sung Li finds a box containing a locket with a photograph and an address, which lead her to a better life away from her … OL3458171W
The great shaking The great shaking Jo Carson A bear who was there describes three earthquakes in Missouri, in 1811 and 1812, and their aftermath. OL3811990W
Francis, the earthquake dog Francis, the earthquake dog Judith Ross Enderle In 1906, in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake, Edward searches for the mischievous stray dog with which he has fallen in love. OL441844W
The earth dragon awakes The earth dragon awakes Laurence Yep Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquak… OL451131W
Earthquake 2099 Earthquake 2099 Mary W. Sullivan Philip, whose eleven years have been spent in the controlled environment of an Urban Complex Tower, learns to survive among the animals and people of a Wild Life Preserve after an earthquake. OL5900553W
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