QuakeHigh Interest Publishing Inc., 2012 - 84 pages A teenager survives the first earthquake and manages to get his little sister to safety. But then he gets trapped by a massive aftershock while trying to rescue his mother. The result is a “taut and emotionally gripping conclusion.” Reading level: grade 3.0. Lexile 430L. Interest level: grades 6-12. HIP XTREME novels feature teenage heroes in life-and-death situations, often against the elements of nature. Geared toward readers in Grades 4-12, reading at Grades 3-4 level. |
Contents
Fault Line | 3 |
Warnings ΙΟ | 10 |
The Quake | 17 |
Escape | 24 |
Safe? | 31 |
Aftershock | 38 |
Volunteers | 43 |
A Special Victim | 52 |
Searching | 60 |
More Shocks | 68 |
Alive | 75 |
Aftermath | 82 |
Common terms and phrases
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