A city tossed and broken : the diary of Minnie Bonner
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Author
Blundell, Judy.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780545310222 (paper over board), 0545310229 (paper over board)
Physical Desc
218 pages : photographs, map ; 20 cm.
Status
Checked Out
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TWISP PUBLIC LIBRARYJ BLUNDELChecked OutJune 11, 2024

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Diaries -- Juvenile fiction.
Diary fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Juvenile fiction.
Women household employees -- California -- San Francisco -- Juvenile fiction.
Local Subjects
Bonner, Minette "Minnie" -- Female -- 14 -- Her father disappears after losing their tavern; hired by a wealthy family to work as a maid to support her family; moves with her boss's family to San Francisco; after an earthquake strikes she finds herself the sole survivor among them; discovers a bag belonging to her boss filled with cash and papers; takes her newly found fortune and becomes her boss's daughter who died in the earthquake -- Maid
Other Subjects
California -- West (U.S.)
Deception.
Diaries -- Fiction.
Diaries.
Earthquakes -- Fiction.
Family life -- California -- Fiction.
Fatherless families.
Fiction.
Hardship.
Historical.
Household employees -- Fiction.
Identity theft.
Juvenile.
Missing persons.
Money.
Moving.
New identities.
Pennsylvania -- Mid-Atlantic States (U.S.)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Mid-Atlantic States (U.S.)
Revenge.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake.
San Francisco, California -- West (U.S.)
Swindlers and swindling.
Tragedy.

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Published
New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780545310222 (paper over board), 0545310229 (paper over board)
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.3, 6 Points
Lexile measure
770

Notes

Description
It is 1906, and when her family is cheated out of their tavern, fourteen-year-old Minnie Bonner is forced to become a maid to the Sump family, who are moving to San Francisco--three weeks before the great earthquake.
Target Audience
770,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.3,6.0,157767.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Blundell, J. (2013). A city tossed and broken: the diary of Minnie Bonner (First edition.). Scholastic.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Blundell, Judy. 2013. A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner. Scholastic.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Blundell, Judy. A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner Scholastic, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Blundell, Judy. A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner First edition., Scholastic, 2013.

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