Into the Firestorm

This book, by Deborah Hopkinson, is about a kid named Nick. Nick is a road kid who works as a cotton picker, but he thinks he isn't getting a sharecrop so he tries to find a new job. He finds a job at Mr.Pat Patterson's place. Nick convinced him that he needs help with a lot of stuff. Mr.Pat Patterson leaves for business in Oakland and leaves Nick in charge of the place. Nick meets his dog Shake [ named after William Shakespeare]. Mr.Pat Patterson said to keep watch of him closely because it's one of his greatest treasures. Nick also met Annie. Shake and Annie become very good friends with Nick. Suddenly there was an earthquake and then an aftershock. This made a huge fire that had no sign of slowing down. Coming at Nick, Annie, and Shake they have to get moving fast. They have a slight chance of making it out of the fire then Shake goes missing. Is Nick going to keep moving or risk his life by going back into the firestorm for Shake?

I recommend this book for people who like exciting books. This book was so good, I could never put this book down! This book is based on the San Francisco fire of 1906. By reading this book, now I know what it felt like being in that fire. I hope you get the chance to read this book, because this is a good one.

By Jonathan