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Author
Series
I survived volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
In this book of the I survived series, one boy will struggle to stay alive as the great city of Chicago burns.
A young boy struggles to stay alive as the great city of Chicago burns on a fateful day in 1871.
Oscar Starling races to stay ahead of the flames as Chicago burns to the ground.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
"When thirteen-year-old Billie Sims learns that the Freedom Riders, a civil rights group protesting segregation on buses in the summer of 1961, will be traveling through Anniston, Alabama, she thinks change could be coming to her stubborn town. But what starts as angry grumbles soon turns to brutality, and Billie is forced to reconsider her own views"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"It's 1871, and Emmeline Carter is poised to take Chicago's high society by storm. Between her father's sudden rise to wealth and her recent engagement to Chicago's most eligible bachelor, Emmeline has it all. But she can't stop thinking about the life she left behind, including her childhood sweetheart, Anders Magnuson. Fiona Byrne, Emmeline's childhood best friend, is delighted by her friend's sudden rise to prominence, especially since it means...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Appears on list
Description
In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.
Author
Series
Boxcar children mysteries volume 154
Pub. Date
2020
Description
The Boxcar Children know how much work it takes to live in the wilderness. They also know how much fun it can be! The children love exploring and learning new things at a primitive skills summer camp. But when strange things start happening around the camp, they need to use another of their favorite skills--mystery solving!
Series
Cautionary fables and fairytales book volume Book 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
In this thrilling and witty comics collection, some of storytelling's finest talents reimagine classic folklore from the Pacific with a modern twist.