The Great Fire
The Great Fire

The Great Fire

Written by Jim Murphy
Paperback
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9 - 12
Reading age
144
Page count
155
Words per page
1130L
Lexile measure
Oct 1, 2006
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Jim Murphy’s Newbery Honor Book available for the first time in paperback.The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780439203074
    Publication Date
    October 1, 2006
    Publisher
    Scholastic Paperbacks
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1995
    Page Count
    144
    Words Per Page
    155
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    71780000
    Lexile® Level
    1130L
    Scholastic Level
    T
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Z
    ATOS® Book Level
    7.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    14532
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    UG

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