The Strange Case of Baby H, Kathryn Reiss
The Strange Case of Baby H, Kathryn Reiss
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The Strange Case of Baby H

Author: Kathryn Reiss

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 4 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/25/2008


Synopsis

A twelve-year-old girl searches for answers when she finds an abandoned baby in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906

Clara Curfman is awakened from a recurring swimming dream by her big, furry sheepdog, Humphrey. Suddenly, her bed is moving and the room is shaking from side to side and up and down. The floor starts pitching like a giant ocean wave, and her books dance right off the shelves. As her parents and their neighbors cope with the earthquake’s devastating aftereffects, Clara makes a stunning discovery: A baby has been left on the doorstep of her family’s boarding house.

Is the abandoned infant a victim of the earthquake—or something more sinister?

The only clue to her identity is a silver rattle engraved with the letter H. On a quest to find Baby H’s parents, Clara meets a boy named Edgar who has been orphaned by the earthquake. Their search takes them on a winding trail of danger that will test the true limits of Clara’s courage.

About Kathryn Reiss

Kathryn Reiss is the author of many acclaimed time-travel mystery novels for teens, including the popular Time Windows, Blackthorn Winter: A Murder Mystery, and several American Girl mysteries. She lives in northern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bo

I enjoyed this book, and thought it was a good mystery for kids. The book takes place during the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco. I appreciated the historical details, both in the book, as well as information at the end of the book. I would have given it four stars, but the book hinted about dea......more

Goodreads review by Stephen

Excellent historical fiction. This book centers around a family during the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco, that finds a baby and becomes involved in the search for the child’s identity. During the chaos we see how they have been dealing with the loss of a family member. It’s a heavy book but ap......more

Goodreads review by James

This is the 18th book in the history mysteries series and takes place in 1906 in San Francisco, during and just after the terrible earthquake the city had at the time. The earthquake itself was bad but what was worse were the fires that raged through the city. At the time more buildings were built......more