The school's on fire!
Subtitle: a true story of bravery, tragedy, and determination
By: Rebecca C. Jones
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Chicago, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780912777627
Subjects: Our Lady of the Angels School (Chicago, Ill.); Fires; Fire, 1958; Juvenile literature
Description: Written 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 3 teachers at Chicago's Our Lady of the Angels School. Recounted in a fast-paced, blow-by-blow, classroom-by-classroom narrative, the tragedy is made accessible by focusing on the survivors' stories of courage, quick thinking, and luck.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-143) and index.

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