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Having survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant, Daisy Valentine, documented the devastation. This true story includes many of Irvine's photos. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
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On April 18, 1906, a powerful earthquake rocked San Francisco. Photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant, Daisy Valentine, survive the tragedy. Armed with Edith's camera, the two women set out to document the devastation--even as buildings crumble around them and soldiers shoot anyone trying to photograph the crippled city. "Touching and exciting, this close-up has immediacy and an authentic voice that brings history vividly to life."-- Kirkus Reviews
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 5-8-- About to embark on a trip around the world, Edith and her maid are instead swept up in the disorder and turmoil generated by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The two young women find themselves stranded in the city, initially in search of Edith's father but ultimately trying to survive and help other displaced residents. Their harrowing adventures are captured on film by Edith, a character based on the real photographer Edith Irvine. Along the way, the girls connect with a variety of citizens, including (incredibly) Jack London, Enrico Caruso, and a drunken John Barrymore. While the photographic device is interesting, at times it threatens to control the story, and the language of the era sounds stilted. However, Gregory brings the emotions, chaos, and governmental coverups to life, and readers (especially those knowledgeable about the city) will keep reading to see how the girls and San Francisco fare. --Susan Knorr, Milwaukee Public Library, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
A thirty-two page letter written by earthquake survivor Mary Exa Atkins Campbell and photographs taken by Edith Irvine form the basis for a fictionalized account of the earthquake that rocked San Francisco in 1906. What could have been gripping fiction is marred by pallid characterization and weak story structure. From HORN BOOK 1992, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
En route to a photographic exhibit in Paris and a trip on around the world, Edith and Daisy (the narrator) arrive in San Francisco just before the great earthquake of 1906 and are separated from Edith's father in the ensuing confusion. While they search for him in the crowds and rubble during the next several days, Edith surreptitiously takes 60 photographs (an act forbidden by authorities hoping to conceal the extent of the damage). Unable to reach City Hall, where they had hoped to find him, the girls join others camping in Golden Gate Park, sharing the deprivations and horrors amid aftershocks, explosions, and fires, and eventually return home: their ship has sunk in the harbor. Three photos and a brief note in a 1990 National Geographic sparked the research that led to Gregory's third historical novel. Daisy (15) is fictional, but Edith is based on Edith Irvine, who did record the earthquake's devastation. Touching and exciting, this close-up has immediacy and an authentic voice that bring history vividly to life. A map would have been useful. Preface; afterword; bibliography; b&w photos not seen. (Fiction. 10-14)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 5-9. The International Photographic Society has invited Edith Irvine, an American photographer and schoolteacher, to display her work at the 1906 Parisian exhibition. Suitably chaperoned by her eager assistant, 15-year-old Daisy Valentine, Edith is to embark on her round-the-world tour from San Francisco. However, disaster strikes moments before their departure. The city is devastated by an earthquake. Based on a letter from a survivor and Edith Irvine's actual photographs, this entry in the Great Episodes series graphically documents San Francisco's physical destruction and the compassionate acts prompted by the tragedy. Told through Daisy's wry "eyewitness" perspective, the novel also captures what life was like for a servant in a wealthy and prominent California family. Incorporating such notable figures as Jack London and John Barrymore, Gregory has crafted a readable piece of historical fiction. ~--Mary Romano Marks
《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 5-8-- About to embark on a trip around the world, Edith and her maid are instead swept up in the disorder and turmoil generated by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The two young women find themselves stranded in the city, initially in search of Edith's father but ultimately trying to survive and help other displaced residents. Their harrowing adventures are captured on film by Edith, a character based on the real photographer Edith Irvine. Along the way, the girls connect with a variety of citizens, including (incredibly) Jack London, Enrico Caruso, and a drunken John Barrymore. While the photographic device is interesting, at times it threatens to control the story, and the language of the era sounds stilted. However, Gregory brings the emotions, chaos, and governmental coverups to life, and readers (especially those knowledgeable about the city) will keep reading to see how the girls and San Francisco fare. --Susan Knorr, Milwaukee Public Library, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
A thirty-two page letter written by earthquake survivor Mary Exa Atkins Campbell and photographs taken by Edith Irvine form the basis for a fictionalized account of the earthquake that rocked San Francisco in 1906. What could have been gripping fiction is marred by pallid characterization and weak story structure. From HORN BOOK 1992, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
En route to a photographic exhibit in Paris and a trip on around the world, Edith and Daisy (the narrator) arrive in San Francisco just before the great earthquake of 1906 and are separated from Edith's father in the ensuing confusion. While they search for him in the crowds and rubble during the next several days, Edith surreptitiously takes 60 photographs (an act forbidden by authorities hoping to conceal the extent of the damage). Unable to reach City Hall, where they had hoped to find him, the girls join others camping in Golden Gate Park, sharing the deprivations and horrors amid aftershocks, explosions, and fires, and eventually return home: their ship has sunk in the harbor. Three photos and a brief note in a 1990 National Geographic sparked the research that led to Gregory's third historical novel. Daisy (15) is fictional, but Edith is based on Edith Irvine, who did record the earthquake's devastation. Touching and exciting, this close-up has immediacy and an authentic voice that bring history vividly to life. A map would have been useful. Preface; afterword; bibliography; b&w photos not seen. (Fiction. 10-14)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 5-9. The International Photographic Society has invited Edith Irvine, an American photographer and schoolteacher, to display her work at the 1906 Parisian exhibition. Suitably chaperoned by her eager assistant, 15-year-old Daisy Valentine, Edith is to embark on her round-the-world tour from San Francisco. However, disaster strikes moments before their departure. The city is devastated by an earthquake. Based on a letter from a survivor and Edith Irvine's actual photographs, this entry in the Great Episodes series graphically documents San Francisco's physical destruction and the compassionate acts prompted by the tragedy. Told through Daisy's wry "eyewitness" perspective, the novel also captures what life was like for a servant in a wealthy and prominent California family. Incorporating such notable figures as Jack London and John Barrymore, Gregory has crafted a readable piece of historical fiction. ~--Mary Romano Marks