Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story

by Salima Alikhan

Book Overview

Although Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a German immigrant in the early 1870s, she's often teased by her America-born peers. But when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, Emmi and her enemies find themselves braving the smoke and flames together. Can Emmi and the others survive the danger to escape the burning city? Readers can learn the real story of the Great Chicago Fire from the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496580117
• ISBN13: 9781496580115
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Stone Arch Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7