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I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (i Survived #11)

Name: I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (i Survived #11)
ISBN: 9780545658461

Lauren Tarshis

Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · February 24, 2015

Reading lane: 21st-Century U.S. Stories

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Disasters & Natural Hazards 21st-Century U.S. Stories Historical Comics history

survival story thriller

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Why This Clicks

History Under Pressure

A young survivor’s perilous escape makes the scale and terror of Chicago’s 1871 fire immediate.

Come here for

A child’s perspective on a famous disaster
History shaped into an urgent survival story

Expect

A ferocious fire and a city in danger
Straightforward, high-stakes storytelling

Book Details

Authors: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: February 24, 2015
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: 21st-Century U.S. Stories · Disasters & Natural Hazards
Reading lane: 21st-Century U.S. Stories

Series

Book 11 in the i Survived series.

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Publisher Categories

Historical / General
19th-Century U.S.
Friendship

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Could an entire city really burn to the ground? Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city, but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode.An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating fires in history? Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times -bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!