
By Kate Messner, Kelley McMorris (Illustrator)
Book #6 in the Ranger in Time series
In San Francisco, 1906, a devastating earthquake strikes, and a young Chinese girl named Lily and a dog named Ranger team up to find her friend's brother and escape the city.
Ranger, a time-traveling golden retriever, arrives in earthquake-stricken San Francisco to aid Lily Chen, a young servant with dreams of becoming a doctor. As the city crumbles, Lily and her new friend May Wong, along with Ranger, must navigate the devastation to save May's brother and themselves. Amidst the chaos of collapsing buildings and raging fires, they also confront the harsh realities of anti-Chinese discrimination. Can they find safety and hope in a city torn apart? Discover their journey of survival and courage.
Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, helps two new friends survive the Great San Francisco Earthquake!Ranger travels to San Francisco and meets Lily Chen. She was sent from China to America to work as a young servant, but she dreams of studying to be a doctor. When the Great Earthquake hits, Ranger arrives in time to rescue Lily from falling beams in the mission house where she lives. Together they flee to safety, stopping to help another girl, May Wong, save her little brother from the family’s collapsed market. Lily and May try to make their way through the ruined city with Ranger at their side. But can they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing anti-Chinese discrimination?
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