When two young strangers meet by chance on the day of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, they struggle to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos.
The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.
a Kaplan Spanish-Language vocabulary-building novel
Stewart, Ken
2005
A young rogue struggles with the social and religious hypocrisy of 16th century Spain. Includes over 700 challenging Spanish vocabulary words with definitions in English for SAT II and AP Spanish students.
Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education.