If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake cover

If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake

by Ellen Levine

This book takes you to San Francisco, California, shortly before, during and after the great earthquake of April 18, 1906.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?