Book Description from the Front Cover Flap

Wednesday, April 18, 1906, 5:12 A.M.,
Sacramento Street Early the next morning, Henry Travis hears a low rumbling. It sounds like a train coming. . . . Windows rattle. Doors thump. . . . There is a crash above him.

Wednesday, April 18, 1906, 5:12 A.M., Chinatown
Across town, Henry's friend Chin waits for the trembling to stop. But it goes on and on. . . . "The tenement is falling!" Chin's father shouts. Walls crack and crumble. Windows shatter. Broken glass sprays like little daggers.

The Earth Dragon has awakened . . . with a vengeance.
When the quake subsides, Chin and Henry and their families are lucky to be alive. But now they must escape the fires that have broken out and find their way to safety.

Based on actual events and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends, THE EARTH DRAGON AWAKES is a gripping portrait of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake by Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep. With suspenseful narrative and evocative detail, the author chronicles the thrilling story of the destruction of a city, and the heroes that emerge in its wake.

Background on Laurence Yep

Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder.