# Earthquake Terror

**Author:** Peg Kehret
**Grade range:** Grades 3–5
**Age range:** 8–10
**First published:** 1996
**Page count:** 132
**Genre:** Horror
**ISBN-13:** `9780525652267`
**ISBN-10:** `0525652264`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/earthquake-terror
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

When Jonathan and his family go camping on Magpie Island, they look forward to a fun, relaxing weekend. But their fun quickly vanishes when Jonathan, his sister, Abby, and their dog, Moose, find themselves in the middle of a natural disaster. A devastating earthquake has hit, destroying their camper, knocking out the only bridge to the mainland, and leaving Jonathan, Abby, and their dog with no food, water, or shelter. Alone in the woods, can Jonathan manage to keep calm and save Abby and Moose—and stay alive himself?

## Themes

- earthquakes
- survival
- brothers and sisters
- people with disabilities

## Where this book is assigned

### Virginia Readers' Choice

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1998-1999 winner (Elementary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1998-1999 winner (Elementary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Virginia — [source: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 1998-1999 winner (Elementary)](https://vslatoday.org/VRC-past-titles)

---

_Generated from primary-source citations indexed on ReadingList.school. For the full HTML view with reading-list cross-references, see https://readinglist.school/book/earthquake-terror._