chicago (ill.)

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Travelin' Nine baseball team travels to Chicago to play another game to earn money to pay off the Payne family's debts, and have another confrontation with the Chancellor.

Beth Cappadora finds herself in the midst of every parent's nightmare when her three-year-old son vanishes without a trace from a Chicago hotel lobby, throwing Beth, her husband Pat, and their son Vincent into a turmoil that ravages their lives.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

Traces the life of Michelle Obama, focusing on her personal and professional accomplishments, approach to the role of First Lady and marriage to President Barack Obama.

A collection of short stories by Stuart Dybek about young men and women coming of age in Chicago.

Celaya "Lala" Reyes, traveling from Chicago to Mexico City each summer, draws together stories of her Mexican-American family of shawl-makers, including her papa and Awful Grandmother.

Three children in Chicago in 1886 experience the Haymarket Riot in response to exploitative working conditions.

A young African-American girl named Hallelujah lives through the great Chicago fire with courage and resourcefulness.