Deprecated: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated in /www/libraryLand/subs/sequential-art/engine/classes/templates.class.php on line 232 Call Stack: 0.0003 407576 1. {main}() /www/libraryLand/subs/sequential-art/engine/rss.php:0 Veeda Bybee - Free Library Land Online - Sequential Art https://sequential-art.library.land/ ru Veeda Bybee - Free Library Land Online - Sequential Art DataLife Engine Lily and the Great Quake https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/700372-lily_and_the_great_quake.html https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/700372-lily_and_the_great_quake.html Lily and the Great Quake
Lily is a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl living in San Francisco's Chinatown when an earthquake destroys her home and sets her neighborhood on fire. Separated from her parents, Lily must help her younger brother and neighbor escape San Francisco. As the city burns, Lily struggles to keep her group close as they face peril and racism. Will Lily be reunited with her parents and make it across the bay to the safety of Oakland? Readers can learn the real story of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 23:21:03 +0300 Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/631376-lily_and_the_great_quake_a_san_francisco_earthquake_survival_story.html https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/631376-lily_and_the_great_quake_a_san_francisco_earthquake_survival_story.html Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story
Lily is a twelve-year-old Chinese American girl living in San Francisco's Chinatown when an earthquake destroys her home and sets her neighborhood on fire. Separated from her parents, Lily must help her younger brother and neighbor escape San Francisco. As the city burns, Lily struggles to keep her group close as they face peril and racism. Will Lily be reunited with her parents and make it across the bay to the safety of Oakland? Readers can learn the real story of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:01:37 +0200 Li on Angel Island https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/608095-li_on_angel_island.html https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/608095-li_on_angel_island.html Li on Angel Island
Li, her mother, and her brother journey from China to America to join their father in San Francisco. But they are detained at the Angel Island immigration center, where Chinese Americans are subject to harsh treatment and questioning. Will Li be able to answer the detailed questions about her former home, and why she wants to come to America? Or will she fail the tests and be deported?]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:25:31 +0200 The Invincible List of Lani Li https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/720211-the_invincible_list_of_lani_li.html https://sequential-art.library.land/veeda-bybee/720211-the_invincible_list_of_lani_li.html The Invincible List of Lani Li

A challenge from her little brother and a Chinese fable inspire Lani Li to hit every note of invincible bravery on her band trip to London.
Thirteen-year-old Lani Li has grown up with the tale of the Eight Invincible Brothers—Chinese heroes who use their superpowers to conquer challenges. Lani wishes she could be as brave as them, especially as she faces her own test of courage . . .

When Lani's elite performance band is chosen to perform in London, she should be thrilled. But with too many fears to count and her little brother, Gavin, unable to join her due to a serious heart condition, the trip feels more daunting than exciting. Before Lani leaves, Gavin gives her a challenge: tap into her own hidden strength by embodying the Eight Invincible Brothers—and each of their special powers.

In London, Lani creates her own "invincible list" based on the fable, and as she checks off each quality, she discovers that these "superpowers" might not be...]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:40:40 +0200