Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906

by Deborah Hopkinson

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Suspense. Historical Fiction. HTML:�??I believe I can just see you on the streets of that bright city.�?� Gran�??s gone now, but her words live on with Nicholas Dray, almost twelve, as he makes his way from the hot cotton fields to that Queen of Cities: San Francisco. Nick�??s on his own for the first time, with nowhere to turn. Then he meets jaunty, talkative Pat Patterson, owner of the most beautiful store�??and the friendliest golden dog�??in all the city. And for the first time in months, Nick feels safe. Safe in San Francisco. But the year is 1906, the month is April, and early one morning the walls begin to shake. The floor begins to buckle. And the earth opens up. A devastating earthquake and then raging firestorms ravage the city, and Nick is right in the middle of it all. But for a young boy who�??s got few ties and nothing to lose, what�??s the right choice: escape to safety or stay�??at deadly risk�??to help others? <… (more)

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Title:	Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906
Authors:	Deborah Hopkinson
Info:	Knopf Books for Young Readers (2006), Hardcover
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So fast paced, it's hard to put down. Nick is a former sharecropper and orphan who runs away to San Francisco. He manages to find a brief employment, taking care of a golden retriever when the earthquake and subsequent firestorm hit. Notable for the friendships that he builds in a very short time (Tommy, a grocery store boy in Chinatown, Annie, a little girl who's mom runs a boarding house and Mr. Pat, who owns a stationer's store and used to be on the stage), and based on a true story. There were moments that really upset me (Annie is a very large personality and doesn't hesitate to be a complete jerk in order to get her way), and Nick carries too much of the world on his shoulders, but on the whole, it's great historical fiction. (

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jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |

I taught this book in fifth grade lit circles. The students really loved the suspense and guessing what would happen. It even inspired one of the students to do research about better ways the fire could have been put out, which was so inspiring. (

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San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (1906-04-18)

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Suspense. Historical Fiction. HTML:�??I believe I can just see you on the streets of that bright city.�?�

Gran�??s gone now, but her words live on with Nicholas Dray, almost twelve, as he makes his way from the hot cotton fields to that Queen of Cities: San Francisco. Nick�??s on his own for the first time, with nowhere to turn. Then he meets jaunty, talkative Pat Patterson, owner of the most beautiful store�??and the friendliest golden dog�??in all the city. And for the first time in months, Nick feels safe. Safe in San Francisco.

But the year is 1906, the month is April, and early one morning the walls begin to shake. The floor begins to buckle. And the earth opens up. A devastating earthquake and then raging firestorms ravage the city, and Nick is right in the middle of it all. But for a young boy who�??s got few ties and nothing to lose, what�??s the right choice: escape to safety or stay�??at deadly risk�??to help others?

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