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I survived volume 11
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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...
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Series
Windy City saga volume 1
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"Chicago, 1871. Meg and Sylvie Townsend manage the family bookshop. Their father, Stephen is a veteran still suffering in mind and spirit from his time as a POW during the Civil War. When the Great Fire sweeps through Chicago's business district, the sisters become separated from their father. Stephen is charged with a murder committed during the fire, and is committed to the Cook County Insane Asylum. Can Meg prove his innocence before the asylum...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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
[2020]
Physical Desc
119 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
Description
"In History Comics: The Great Chicago Fire, writer Kate Hannigan and illustrator Alex Graudins tell the true story of how a city rose up from one of the worst catastrophes in American history, and how this disaster forever changed how homes, buildings, and communities are constructed. A deadly blaze engulfs Chicago for two terrifying days! A brother, a sister, and a helpless puppy must race through the city to stay one step ahead of the devilish inferno....
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 7
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
147 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Description
"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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