Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story by Alessia Trunfio, Veeda Bybee

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

Girls Survive

Alessia Trunfio, Veeda Bybee

112 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional reflective slow-paced

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 Fran...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 11 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
adventurous 33%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
sad 33%

Pace

fast 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | No: 33%

Average rating

3.73

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.