The school's on fire! : a true story of bravery, tragedy, and determination /

Just in time for the 60th anniversary of the blaze that changed American fire laws, The School's on Fire! follows the path of the December 1958 fire that killed 92 kids and three teachers at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. Recounted in a fast-paced, blow-by-blow and classroom-by-class...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jones, Rebecca C. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Chicago Review Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Our Lady of the Angels School (Chicago, Ill.) > Fire, 1958 > Juvenile literature. Our Lady of the Angels School (Chicago, Ill.) > Fire, 1958. Fires > Illinois > Chicago > Juvenile literature. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / State & Local. Fires > Illinois > Chicago. Elementary schools > Fires and fire prevention > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

The stairwell
Room 208
Room 207: the cheese box
Room 210
Room 209
Room 211
Room 212
The annex
The rest of the building
Out of the ashes
Starting over.