Fire
Chicago, 1871
Published on 19. May 2026
Book
Hardback
176 pages
979-8-3471-0253-2 (ISBN)
Description
Now with a bold new look!
Two strangers are in danger from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and opportunistic kidnappers in this gripping entry in the historical fiction middle grade Survivors series.
Nate Copper and his best friend Ryan love to sneak out at night to watch firefighters battle the blazes that have plagued Chicago all through the dry, windy summer of 1871.
Wealthy Julie Flynn, suffocated by her overprotective parents, can't imagine adventures like Nate's-and he's definitely not a boy she would ever be friends with.
But fate and the Great Chicago Fire throw Nate and Julie together on the dark and dangerous streets, and in the chaos of the crowds, Julie is kidnapped. Nate has to try to figure out a way to free her before the wind-driven flames spreading across the city cut off their only chance of escape. Will Nate and Julie be able to survive?
Two strangers are in danger from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and opportunistic kidnappers in this gripping entry in the historical fiction middle grade Survivors series.
Nate Copper and his best friend Ryan love to sneak out at night to watch firefighters battle the blazes that have plagued Chicago all through the dry, windy summer of 1871.
Wealthy Julie Flynn, suffocated by her overprotective parents, can't imagine adventures like Nate's-and he's definitely not a boy she would ever be friends with.
But fate and the Great Chicago Fire throw Nate and Julie together on the dark and dangerous streets, and in the chaos of the crowds, Julie is kidnapped. Nate has to try to figure out a way to free her before the wind-driven flames spreading across the city cut off their only chance of escape. Will Nate and Julie be able to survive?
More details
Series
Edition
Reissue
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
f-c gloss lam jacket w- no sfx
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
299 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-3471-0253-2 (9798347102532)
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Persons
Kathleen Duey (1950-2020) wrote the middle grade American Diaries and Survivors series, as well as the well-reviewed chapter book series The Unicorn's Secret and its companion series, The Faeries' Promise. She was also the National Book Award-nominated author of Skin Hunger. She lived in Fallbrook, California.
Karen A. Bale grew up in southern California and graduated from the University California Riverside. She has written seventeen historical romances, including the successful seven-book Sweet Medicine's Prophecy series. She has done freelance work for several years, including helping to write two nonfiction books. Karen still resides in southern California, ten miles from the Pacific Ocean.
Karen A. Bale grew up in southern California and graduated from the University California Riverside. She has written seventeen historical romances, including the successful seven-book Sweet Medicine's Prophecy series. She has done freelance work for several years, including helping to write two nonfiction books. Karen still resides in southern California, ten miles from the Pacific Ocean.