Firestorm!
1st Edition
Published on 2. November 2010
336 pages
978-1-4424-0979-8 (ISBN)
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Twelve-year-old Poppy is an orphan living in a bad neighborhood in Chicago, pick pocketing so that she has a place to sleep at night. Justin's world couldn't be more different?his father owns a jewelry store?but when he and Poppy meet, they become fast friends, thanks in part to Justin's sweet pet goat. Through their friendship, Poppy realizes that she doesn't want to be a thief anymore and she begins to feel like she may have a place with Justin's family. But when Justin makes an expensive mistake at his father's store, Poppy is immediately blamed. In response, she flees . . . right into the Great Chicago Fire.
Poppy and Justin must rely on their instincts if they are going to survive the catastrophe. Will anything be left when the fire finally burns out?
Poppy and Justin must rely on their instincts if they are going to survive the catastrophe. Will anything be left when the fire finally burns out?
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Joan Hiatt Harlow is the author of several popular historical novels including Secret of the Night Ponies, Shadows on the Sea, Midnight Rider, Star in the Storm, Joshua's Song, Thunder from the Sea, and Breaker Boy. Ms. Harlow lives in Venice, Florida. For more information, visit her at JoanHiattHarlow.com.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Chapter One: Poppy
- Chapter Two: Justin
- Chapter Three: Poppy's Secret
- Chapter Four: Ticktock
- Chapter Five: New Girls on the Block
- Chapter Six: Randy, Patrick, and Four Fingers Foley
- Chapter Seven: Ma Brennan's School for Girls
- Chapter Eight: Ticktock Goes to Town
- Chapter Nine: Poppy's Nice-Girl Dress
- Chapter Ten: Trouble Brewing
- Chapter Eleven: Nowhere to Go
- Chapter Twelve: Claire's Warning
- Chapter Thirteen: Poppy's Safe Place
- Chapter Fourteen: Not Yet
- Chapter Fifteen: Poppy's Worst Fear
- Chapter Sixteen: Mew
- Chapter Seventeen: Poppy's Dilemma
- Chapter Eighteen: The New Man in Charge
- Chapter Nineteen: Sheep and Shepherds
- Chapter Twenty: Silver Versus Gold
- Chapter Twenty-One: Supper at the Butterworths'
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Time Will Tell
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Special Words to Ticktock
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Who's to Blame?
- Chapter Twenty-Five: The Key . or Else!
- Chapter Twenty-Six: Father Lays Down the Law
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: False Accusations
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Confessions
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: It Was All a Big Lie!
- Chapter Thirty: The Search Begins
- Chapter Thirty-One: Poppy's Decision
- Chapter Thirty-Two: Gentleman's Agreement
- Chapter Thirty-Three: Scary Plans
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Ticktock Is Missing
- Chapter Thirty-Five: That's Just the Way It Is
- Chapter Thirty-Six: Not in a Pig's Eye!
- Chapter Thirty-Seven: Ticktock Goes to Church
- Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Surprise at the Parish House
- Chapter Thirty-Nine: Lonely and Scared
- Chapter Forty: Flee!
- Chapter Forty-One: Get to the River!
- Chapter Forty-Two: Stampede of the Prisoners
- Chapter Forty-Three: Poppy Picks a Pocket!
- Chapter Forty-Four: Blame and Regrets
- Chapter Forty-Five: Terror!
- Chapter Forty-Six: At Lincoln Park
- Chapter Forty-Seven: Promises
- Epilogue
- Afterword
