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The School's on Fire!: A True Story of Bravery, Tragedy, and Determination

By Rebecca C. Jones
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$16.99
By Rebecca C. Jones
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The School’s on Fire! follows the path of the December 1958 fire that killed 92 kids and 3 teachers at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago and changed fire safety laws forever.

Recounted in a fast-paced, blow-by-blow and classroom-by-classroom narrative, the tragedy is made accessible to kids by focusing on the survivors’ stories of courage, quick thinking, and luck. Informed by interviews with survivors and including a useful “In Case of Fire” appendix, this book combines a dramatic t...

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