{My thoughts} – Ranger is sent off on an all new adventure. This time however, he struggles with figuring out his purpose. He isn’t sure why he’s sent where he is sent. He’s not sure what he’s suppose to do to help, and then just as the confusion settles everything makes sense.

Lily is a sweet girl that lives in a group home. She doesn’t have a really family and doesn’t feel like she belongs. May is a smart girl that goes to school, helps her parents and seems to have an overall happy life.

Lily runs back in her group home to save a fish when the ground starts to shake. Ranger sees her and goes after her. He helps to get her out of the building and they run into May. May is trying to find someone to help her. Her little brother got trapped in their families store when the roof collapsed.

Ranger goes a long with and helps find her brother. Together the girls get him out and to safety. Once they are safely out of the store they seek medical help for May’s brother.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It helps to show children how difficult it might be to navigate a town/city ravaged by an earthquake and its fires. It helps to show that even though you might not think you will see someone you love and care about again, that’s it’s okay to hope for such an outcome.

I look forward to reading the next book in this series soon. ( )

I received a free pack of these along with purchase from my Scholastic order, and wanted to read it before distributing. I intended to read the first chapter and then set it aside, and I ended up reading it all in one quick sitting.

Ranger is a time-traveling rescue dog. (!) He has a family in the present, and sometimes he's zapped away to help with a rescue mission. In this case, he was off to California to assist following the San Francisco earthquake of the early 1900s. He helped a Chinese immigrant and some of her friends to safety.

Targeted for the 2nd-4th grade range, readers will keep the pages turning to find out what will happen next. The historical details are fascinating, and readers won't want to miss the author's note at the end for further information on her research process and other facts about the story.
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