It's 1906, and Ranger, the time-traveling Golden retriever, is in San Francisco and meets Lily Chen, sent by her family from China to work as a servant. When the Great Earthquake hits, Ranger helps Lily flee the collapsing mission house she lives in. Can they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing anti-Chinese discrimination?

Kate Messner is the author of The Seventh Wish; All the Answers; The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; Capture the Flag, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; Hide and Seek; Manhunt; and the Ranger in Time and Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle-school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and loves reading, walking in the woods, and traveling. Visit her online at katemessner.com.