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The earth dragon awakes

Laurence Yep

Chinese Americans -- Fiction Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile Fiction Chinese Americans

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.

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