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Magnitude Book Review

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By Jennifer Nielsen, Lucinda Dyer
| Common Sense Media Verified
age 8+ Tweens survive an earthquake in super historical thriller. Parents need to know that Jennifer A. Nielsen's Magnitude takes place during the devastating 7.9 earthquake that almost destroyed San Francisco in 1906. The story spans three terrifying days and is told in the voice of 12-year-old Cora Henshaw. When the quake strikes, Cora finds herself trapped underground with Chi, a Chinese American girl she's just met. While searching for a way out, Cora finds a bag of gold coins.
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Middle-Grade Review: Magnitude By Jennifer A. Nielsen

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By Jennifer Nielsen, Jan Farnworth
| YA Books Central Verified
About This Book: When Cora leaves her house in the early morning hours of April 18th, she expects trouble to find her, like it somehow always does. But as she makes her way to the San Francisco docks to look for her father, the earth begins to shake and suddenly, Cora realizes that she’s not just in trouble–she’s in danger. Soon after, the last thing Cora remembers seeing is a tall building swaying overhead, before everything goes dark.
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Magnitude - Historical Novel Society

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By Jennifer Nielsen
| Historical Novel Society
On the morning of April 18, 1906, Cora wakes up early and walks down to the San Francisco docks, hoping her father has returned with money. Ever since the family’s mine was closed for unsafe conditions her family has struggled to eat and to buy medicine, and now Cora is being pursued by a shadowy gang of debt collectors. But things are about to get much worse, as an earthquake destroys the city, trapping Cora inside a buried ship along with a Chinese girl, Chi.
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