Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story
(Girls Survive)

Author

Salima Alikhan

Illustrator

Alessia Trunfio

Publication Date

January 01, 2019

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 4^th − 5^th

Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story (Girls Survive)

Paperback

Hardcover

Description

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 nonfiction back matter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

Publication date

January 01, 2019

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9781496578518

Lexile Measure

640

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Stone Arch Books

Series

Girls Survive

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

History
Fathers and daughters
Survival
Historical fiction
Chicago (Ill.)
Illinois
Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
To 1875
Fires
Chicago
Germans
German Americans

Kirkus

Fast-paced intrigue, especially for reluctant readers; there may be a plethora of survival stories, but this one doesn’t disappoint.

Salima Alikhan

Salima Alikhan is the author of more than thirteen books for children. She holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and lives in Austin, Texas, where she is an English and creative writing professor. She feels very lucky to get to create worlds for readers to get lost in.

Noor Sofi is a visual developer and illustrator based in Los Angeles. She is inspired by color, light, and being able to capture some of life's sweetest moments. In her everyday life, she enjoys dreaming up stories, painting beautiful scenes, and traveling to new places.

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