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Gr 3-7 Yep looks at the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 from two points of view. Chin is a young Chinese immigrant whose father is a -houseboy - for a prominent banker and his family. He has become friendly with young Henry Travis, the banker -s son, through their interest in low-brow but exciting penny dreadfuls. The stories depict heroic people doing heroic things and, while both boys appreciate their fathers, they certainly do not regard them as heroes. Not, that is, until...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"In sandlots and parks, the survivors huddle under blankets. Embers and chunks of burning wood rain down on them." Alternating the story of two fictional families with short segments of factual information, Yep creates a frightening sense of immediacy in this docudrama about San Francisco's destruction in the 1906 earthquake and ensuing firestorm. Presented from the point of view o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More