An adventure that will shake you up! That's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to California in 1906. As soon as they arrive, the famous San Francisco earthquake hits the city. Can Jack and Annie save the day? Or will San Francisco be destroyed first?

Jack and Annie go on an adventure back in time to San Francisco to find the fourth and final writing, something to lend, for Morgan le Fay. While they are there, a massive earthquake occurs and fires follow; they help others and find the piece of writing they were looking for. They return home and magically get taken to Morgan's library where the King of Camelot is waiting; they are able to give him and his knights hope to keep fighting.

I'm not a fan of these formula books but my daughter likes them. In my opinion they lack real substance on the topic they are about. This one was slightly better than most and I almost enjoyed it. ( )

Jack and Annie are delivered (by magic tree house) to 1906 San Francisco, California. Shortly after their arrival, they hear rumbling; bricks, glass and concrete shower down. San Francisco is experiencing an earthquake; people are fleeing their homes in chaos. When Jack and Annie kindly loan their shoes to two desperate boys, the boys loan them these works of hope:
"There is no water
And still less soap.
We have no city,
But lots of hope."
Jack and Annie realize that these words of hope fulfill one of Morgan le Fay's assignments---an assignment that will save Camelot. The author of Earthquake in the Morning used her nephews, Andrew and Peter, as characters in this book of historical fiction. It is #24 in the Magic Tree House series. ( )

Adventure, Series, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Interest Level: Grade 3, GLE: 2.4, 2001.

Jack and Annie travel to San Francisco on the day of the Great Earthquake to find "something to lend" to King Arthur of Camelot. They experience the earthquake and its destruction, but also meet new friends who help them solve their riddle.