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The School's on Fire!: A True Story of Bravery, Tragedy, and Determination
By Jones, Rebecca C.
- ISBN
- 9780912777627
- Publisher
- Chicago Review
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2018 | Middle To High School
Gr 5–8—Jones conveys the circumstances and the aftermath of the December 1958 fire at Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago, in which 92 students and three teachers were killed and 100 more were injured, with verve and sensitivity. The book does an excellent job of describing how the fire started and spread from room to room without letting the narrative stall over details. Quotes and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Jones's hair-raising account of a 1958 fire in a Chicago school that killed almost one hundred people will surely encourage young readers to think about fire p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
