In the immediate aftermath of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906, 12-year-old Clara and her family find an abandoned baby, apparently orphaned in the quake, on the steps of their boarding house home. But Clara suspects that something about the baby is not as it seems. Following her suspicions through a city consumed with fire and devastation, Clara discovers that while the earthquake has brought out the best in some people, it has brought out the worst in others.
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"This was one of my favorites in the series. When a baby turnes up on the doorstep of a farmhouse, it's only identification is Baby H. "
— Meadow (4 out of 5 stars)
" Best of the series, so far. "
— Holly, 6/11/2013" Story about a brave girl with inhuman skills and strengths to help after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. "
— Diane, 10/19/2012" This was one of my favorites in the series. When a baby turnes up on the doorstep of a farmhouse, it's only identification is Baby H. "
— Meadow, 10/9/2012" I liked this book when I read it, but I have a feeling it might be one of the books I read which I forgot some of the important parts because I didn't like them. "
— Madeline, 7/20/2012" Pretty good. 9+. "
— Elevetha, 1/25/2011" I listened to the audio book version of this because I'm always looking for audio books to listen to since my library doesn't have a ton. It was ok but got a bit boring and seemed too child-like for my liking. "
— Sarah, 1/22/2011" Very good novel for girls who find the American Girls (Rebecca, Samantha, etc.) too childish. "
— Anna, 9/29/2010" It was pretty interesting <br/>strange though how the baby's hair was shaved and dressed like a boy even though she was a girl "
— ?Lexi?, 8/31/2009" I liked this book when I read it, but I have a feeling it might be one of the books I read which I forgot some of the important parts because I didn't like them. "
— Madeline, 6/15/2009Suzanne Toren, award-winning narrator, has over thirty years of experience in narration. She was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She has won the American Foundation for the Blind’s Scourby Award for Narrator of the Year, AudioFile magazine named her the 2009 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture, and she is the recipient of multiple Earphones Awards. She performs on and off Broadway and in regional theaters and has appeared on Law & Order and in various soap operas.