{"product_id":"into-the-firestorm-a-novel-of-san-francisco-1906-9780440421290","title":"Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"I believe I can just see you on the streets of that bright city.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGran'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson comes a suspenseful and carefully researched novel of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire and of one boy's heroic fight to survive it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Hopkinson is the author of many acclaimed books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eSweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt \u003c\/i\u003e(Knopf)\u003ci\u003e, Apples to Oregon, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaving Strawberry Farm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by James Ransome, will be published in Spring 2006 by Schwartz \u0026amp; Wade Books. The author lives in Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324635648274,"sku":"9780440421290","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22d4474b-0849-4bd1-81e0-97e5723e9b10.jpg?v=1727669006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/into-the-firestorm-a-novel-of-san-francisco-1906-9780440421290","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}