Lily is a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl living in San
Francisco's Chinatown when an earthquake destroys her home and sets her
neighborhood on fire. Separated from her parents, Lily must help her
younger brother and neighbor escape San Francisco. As the city burns,
Lily struggles to keep her group close as they face peril and racism.
Will Lily be reunited with her parents and make it across the bay to the
safety of Oakland? Readers can learn the real story of the 1906 San
Francisco Earthquake from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls
Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are
also provided.