I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (i Survived #11)
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · February 24, 2015
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- Who it’s for
- A young survivor’s perilous escape makes the scale and terror of Chicago’s 1871 fire immediate.
- Themes
- The Great Chicago Fire, Survival amid disaster
- Pacing
- Fast
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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!
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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!
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
Where it sits
| Survival Stories | 86% |
|---|---|
| Disasters & Natural Hazards | 77% |
| 19th-Century U.S. | 56% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- 19th-Century U.S.
- Friendship
- Authors
- Lauren Tarshis
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- February 24, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The Great Chicago Fire · Survival amid disaster
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction
Book 11 in the i Survived series.