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The Fire service

history, traditions & beyond

The lock-in

2021
At the house shared by Abigail, Thomas, and Daniel the three explain to Mary and James that they search the country for Portals to the dead. They believe a Portal exists in Hawthorne Harbor and the Fire that destroyed the old high school had something to do with it. When a fire breaks out during the Junior/Senior Lock-In exactly fifty years after the Fire, it seems they are right! But are they? And if so, who--or what--is controlling it? Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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The librarian's stories

In an unnamed city, the town library is destroyed by an act of war, causing fear and sadness in the hearts of the townspeople. Following the horrific event, the adults and children observe the town librarian reading books aloud in the town square. At first, the residents are reluctant to listen, and fear retribution by the soldiers. However, as the librarian persists in her daily readings, she attracts more and more visitors, especially children, bringing them comfort, hope, and healing.

Fire! Fire!

2019
When Nina's antique store burns down, nine-year old reporter Hilde and her sister/photographer, Izzy, are determined to investigate the cause for the Orange Street News.

Burnout

1999
After Lacie Wagner's daughter is kidnapped, she receives a videotape which shows her daughter being burned alive, accompanied by a voice that is right out of Lacie's nightmares, and now, with the help of FBI agent Jack Stein, Lacie is forced to face her past and find the man whose quest for revenge is ruining her life.

Farah rocks new beginnings

Feeling guilty over the house fire she might have started, Farah Hajjar channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at the Magnet Academy where she is a new sixth-grader.

Harley the hero

2021
Follows Harley the classroom service dog as he leads Ms. Prichard's class to safety after a fire starts in the school.

Go camping!

Grab your tent, prepare your favorite campfire tale, and break out the s'mores. It's time to go camping! Follow along with Rory Raccoon as you learn the ins and outs of spending the night in the great outdoors.

No dragons for tea

fire safety for kids (and dragons)
A little girl learns an important lesson about fire safety when her house catches fire after a dragon sneezes.

The California wildfires, 2018

2020
"In the 20th 'I Survived' book, readers join eleven-year-old Josh as he leaves his affluent New Jersey home for the rural northern California town where his mother was born and raised. Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh struggles to adapt to a more rustic, down-to-earth lifestyle that couldn't be more different from the one he is used to. Josh and his cousin Eleanor bond during an overnight camping trip. But they suddenly find themselves in the path of a fast-moving firestorm, a super-heated monster that will soon lay waste to millions of acres of wilderness and--possibly--their town. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside, but first he'll have to survive the flames blazing all around him"--Provided by publisher.

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