Alikhan, Salima

Summary: Emmi, a German immigrant, is living in Chicago when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, and, separated from her father, she finds herself with her neighbors, Cara and Seamus, braving the smoke and flames trying to escape the danger of the burning city, and searching for all their parents.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ALI

Tarshis, Lauren

Summary: "Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue." --

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023

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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TAR

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC TAR

Alikhan, Salima

Summary: When a massive fire breaks out in 1871 Chicago, twelve-year-old orphan Ollie and his young charge Leo scramble to escape the burning city, but before they find shelter they must search for Ollie's lost sister Eliza among the wreckage.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2022

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ALI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ALI