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On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers with crystal and silver as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity dinner dance. The evening is perfect–until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters. And as the lights go out, people begin to scream….
In the earthquake’s aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge.… Sarah Sloane, the beautiful...
In the earthquake’s aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge.… Sarah Sloane, the beautiful...
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When the strongest earthquake in U.S. history occurs just north of their St. Louis home, Kate and Jeremy find the disaster further complicated by Kate's self-proclaimed-medium twin's prediction about a more powerful earthquake, a situation that places Kate under public scrutiny and reveals her own psychic abilities.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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"On the eve of the San Fransisco Earthquake of 1906, Mercy Wong--daughter of Chinese immigrants--is struggling to hold her own among the spoiled heiresses at prestigious St. Clare's School. When tragedy strikes, everyone must band together to survive"--
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"From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles."-- Provided by publisher.
San Fransisco, 1906. Two women hoping to change their fortunes, have their paths cross, when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, whose collection of Chinese antiques include...
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years.
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Cobblehill Books/Dutton
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives.
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2013
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English
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When a scientist discovers a possible way to tap an unlimited energy source using machines that cause massive earthquakes, Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and their NUMA teammates race against time to locate the scientist's machines and to prevent catastrophic disasters.
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Imprint
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2020.
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Stranded by a catastrophic earthquake in the Alaskan wilderness, four teen campers observe ominous military activity in the distance and realize that no rescue is forthcoming, forcing them to struggle to survive during a hike back home to an America under siege.
10) Aftershock
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Hanover Square Press
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[2021]
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English
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Forensics prodigy Jessie Teska investigates a carefully staged fatal accident that is further complicated by a major earthquake that decimates San Francisco.
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
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In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and still get medicine for her sick baby brother as she promised.
13) Not quite enough
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Not quite series volume 3
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Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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After an earthquake and tsunami hit the shores of Jamaica, Monica volunteers her trauma skills with Borderless Nurses. Calculating and methodical, Monica creates order out of whatever chaos she finds-- until she finds the perpetually barefoot, impossibly masculine Trent Fairchild. He's a pilot and manages a small fleet of choppers on his adopted island home. Hopelessly drawn to one another, they manage to slip away from the wreckage to get a little...
14) Before takeoff
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Alfred A. Knopf
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[2022]
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English
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"James and Michelle find themselves in the Atlanta airport on a layover... Seemingly interminable delays draw them both to a mysterious flashing green light -- and each other. Where James is passive, Michelle is anything but. And she quickly discovers that the flashing green light is actually a button, which she presses. Before they can figure up from down, strange, impossible things start happening: snowstorms form inside the B terminal; jungles...
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Daedalus series volume 1
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Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
c2013.
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English
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Bizarre earthquakes are rumbling over the long-dormant tectonic plates of the planet, disrupting its trillion-dollar mining operations and driving scientists past the edges of theory and reason. However, when rocks shake off their ancient dust and begin to roll of their own volition, carving canals as they converge to form a towering structure amid the ruddy terrain, Lt. Jain and her JSC team realize that their routine geological survey of a Martian...
16) Aftershocks
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Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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When a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits California, Ruby is trapped in a laundromat with Charlie, a boy she met only moments before. She can't see anything beyond the rubble that she's trapped beneath, but she's sure someone will come save them soon. As the hours and days tick by, Ruby and Charlie struggle to stay hopeful-- and stay alive. Ruby has only Charlie's voice and her memories to find the hope to keep holding on. -- adapted from jacket
When...
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Frost files volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Teagan Frost's life is finally back on track. Her role working for the government as a psychokinetic operative is going well. She might also be on course for convincing her crush to go out with her. And she has even managed to perfect her paella recipe. But Teagan is about to face her biggest threat yet. A young boy with the ability to cause earthquakes has come to Los Angeles--home to the San Andreas Fault, one of the most lethal lines in the world....
18) Neighbors
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"Meredith White was one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her acting career short and alienated her from her family. For the last fifteen years, Meredith has been living alone in San Francisco with two trusted caretakers. Then, on a muggy late summer day, a massive earthquake strikes Northern California, plunging the Bay Area into chaos. Without a moment's hesitation, Meredith invites her stunned and shaken neighbors...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Elena Godwin has scrimped and saved for a relaxing dream holiday in Mexico with her handsome but laddish boyfriend Harry. Life has felt a bit less exciting than she'd imagined her twenties would be, and she's hoping the trip will add some sizzle. But on a gorgeous summer evening an earthquake strikes--shattering their peaceful vacation. The trauma changes Elena's life forever. Ten years later, Elena still can't forget the face of the stranger she...
20) Inferno in Tokyo
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Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Over 900,000 copies sold in the series! This easy-to-read adventure is number 20 in this long-running, successful series and is now available in softcover. The Imagination Station has been malfunctioning for several adventures now, handing out the wrong gifts and traveling unexpected paths. Patrick and Beth must use their courage, strength, and resilience to help others and survive dangers as they travel through time and space and get caught up in...
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