The earth dragon awakes

Description:

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 earthquake.

subjects: Chinese Americans,  Courage,  Earthquakes,  Fiction,  History,  Juvenile fiction,  Survival,  Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction,  Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction,  Courage -- Fiction,  Survival -- Fiction,  Chinese Americans -- Fiction,  San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction,  Children's fiction,  Earthquakes, fiction,  Courage, fiction,  Chinese americans, fiction,  San francisco (calif.), fiction

Places: California,  San Francisco,  San Francisco (Calif.)

Times: 20th century