san francisco (calif.)

Answers many questions about what happened when a big earthquake hit the city of San Francisco in 1906.

"Detective Lindsay Boxer and her husband Joe Molinari team up to protect San Francisco from an international war criminal in the newest Women's Murder Club thriller. For a trio of colleagues, an innocent night out after class ends in a deadly torture session. They vanish without a clue -- until a body turns up. With the safety of San Francisco's entire school system as stake, Lindsay Boxer has never been under more pressure. To solve the School Night case, Lindsay turns to her best friend, investigative journalist Cindy Thomas, as the chief of police and the press clamor for an arrest. Together, Lindsay and Cindy take new approaches, and unexpected facts about the victims leave them stunned"--OCLC.

In 1957, inspired by what she is learning about civil rights and armed with knowledge of female ball players, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball.

"Gabe Conway has fought a six-winged dragon, bound himself to the element of fire, and rescued one of his best friends from the twisted parallel dimension known as Arcadia. Now he has to find a way to do something even more impossible: destroy Arcadia forever--before a sinister cult unleashes its nightmare of death and destruction across San Francisco"--Provided by publisher.

"Determined to rescue her brother from the world's biggest company after they kidnapped him, Natalia finds her mission complicated by a serial predator, a boy who needs help, and the bounty on her head"--OCLC.

"In 1977, [Harvey] Milk was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors, only to be assassinated less than a year after he took office. Through his personal and professional life, Harvey Milk became a role model and beacon of hope for many members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community. Readers will examine the life of this civic hero, including his struggles as a young man, who inspired the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights"--Provided by publisher.

"Gabe and his friends thought they had finally discovered a way to destroy the shadow dimension of Arcadia forever. But they were tricked--and instead of saving San Francisco, they've merged it and Arcadia into one nightmarish reality. To undo their mistake, they'll have to risk the ultimate sacrifice in a high-stakes battle that will unite all five elements . . . one last time"--Provided by publisher.

Julie and her cousins set out on an old-fashioned wagon train to celebrate the Bicentennial, and Julie is unprepared for the challenges of prairie life, but when she and her cousins have a chance to make history, Julie rises to the challenge.

When Jisu flubs a test at her Seoul school and skips out on a matchmaker-arranged date to spend time with friends, her traditional parents decide to send her to private school---in San Francisco.

Presents the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, describing what the city was like before 1906, what it was like to live through the earthquake, its cause, why it was so devastating, and the road to recovery for the city and its inhabitants.