In the Heart of the Quake

by David Levithan

Book Overview

A quake is coming, and it's tearing Stieg apart. He doesn't know when it willhit, but he knows it will be a big one--in San Francisco. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590129163
• ISBN13: 9780590129169
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Apple
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Gripping!

My 11 year-old son loved this series. The minute he finished the first one, we had to go out and get the second one. We are both eagerly anticipating the third book. It's nice to have a series that boys can relate to!

This series is off to a GREAT START!!!!!

A horrible Earthquake is tearing Stieg apart. It is up to Adam and Stieg to save San Fran. Agent Tagget finds out where they are and holds them at gun point. Stieg runs away to a near by carnival and thats were the EARTHQUAKE hit's. To find out the end READ THE BOOK

Heroes that boys can relate to and admire

Like the first book in the Disaster Zone series, "In the Eye of the Tornado," this is an exciting story with heroes young readers can relate to. Brothers Adam and Stieg race against time and a mysterious enemy to warn people of an impending earthquake; the urgency of their mission will leave readers as breathless as the latest high-budget disaster movie does. Unlike so many cartoons, movies, and other entertainment for boys, however, the protagonists here don't posture fearlessly or thrill to violence without apparent consequences. And unlike so much entertainment for boys, this book includes a smart, determined woman without whom the boys' mission will fail.

A gripping, uplifting sequel

With good humor and emotional maturity, the two protagonists of this sequel to "In the Eye of the Tornado" tackle the cataclysmic consequences both of earthquakes and of growing up. I recommend reading the two books in order, though "In the Heart of the Quake" can stand on its own. This series packs in the action and suspense without the gratuitous violence or mindless machismo of so many TV cartoons, movies and books aimed at boys.