Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But soon they will remember.

Based on actual events of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends, the earth dragon awakes chronicles the thrilling story of the destruction of a city, and the heroes that emerge in its wake.

There are 117 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

LAURENCE YEP is the critically-acclaimed author of more than sixty books for children and young adults, including two Newbery Honor Award winners: "Dragonwings "and" Dragon's Gate. " In 2005, he won the Laura Ingalls Wilder award for a substantial and lasting contribution literature for children. Mr. Yep lives with his wife in California.