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Scholastic, 2006-01-10

Great Fire

Great Fire

Jim Murphy, Author

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9780439203074

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"Vivid firsthand descriptions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account... Absorbing and riveting reading." The Horn Book, starred review
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This gripping chronicle of disaster and human response invites reflection on choices, consequences, and the resilience required to rebuild.

Keywords and Themes: Award Winner • Community • Consequences • Courage • Dedication • History • Hope • Integrity • Juvenile Nonfiction • Resilience • Responsibility • Strategy • United States - 19th Century • United States - State & Local

Readability • 7.6

Age Range • 9-12

Pages • 144

Subjects • Great Fire • Chicago • Ill. • 1871 • Chicago (Ill.) • History • To 1875 • Fires • Illinois • Chicago • 19th century

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century

Jim Murphy's Newbery Honor Book available for the first time in paperback.

The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
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