Touched by Fire

6 best books like Touched by Fire (Irene N. Watts): Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune, The House of God, Life As We Knew It, At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, Petals in the Ashes, Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague

Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune

Author	Roselle Lim
ISBN	1984803255

At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco's Chinatown that she remembers...

The House of God

Author	Samuel Shem
ISBN	0385337388

The hilarious novel of the healing arts that reveals everything your doctor never wanted you to know.

Six eager interns -- they saw themselves as modern saviors-to-be. They came from the top of their medical school class to the bottom of the hospital staff to serve a year in...

Life As We Knew It

Author	Susan Beth Pfeffer
ISBN	0152061548

Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter, Miranda,...

At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

Author	Mary Hooper
ISBN	1582348499

It is 1665 and Hannah is full of excitement at the prospect of her first trip to London. She is going to help her sister, Sarah, in her candy shop, 'The Sugared Plum'. But Hannah does not get the welcoming reception she expected from her sister, because the Plague is taking hold of London. However, Hannah...

Petals in the Ashes

Author	Mary Hooper
ISBN	1582347204

This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. Only one year after the city suffered such terrible losses during the Plague, London is recovering and Hannah convinces her parents that, with her younger sister Anne's help, she can return to...

Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague

Author	David K. Randall
ISBN	0393609456

For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn’t noticed a swollen black lymph node on his groin—a sign of bubonic plague. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, officials...