chicago (ill.)

Thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago in 1893 to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.

A fictional description of the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Deputy Chief of Detectives Polly Kelly rushes to crack the case of Danielle Gaston, the three-year-old daughter of a popular country-and-western singer and a senator, who was kidnapped from Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral only to show up on a live-action Web page one hour later.

Presents a collection of fourteen short fiction stories about life in Chicago.

Presents a brief overview of immigration to Chicago in the 1800's and how people became neighbors, working and living together.

High school freshman Ryan Walsh, a Chicago Cubs fan, meets Nick when they both skip school on opening day, and their blossoming relationship becomes difficult for Ryan when she discovers that Nick is seriously ill and she again feels the pain of losing her father five years earlier.

Examines the great Chicago fire which occurred on October 8, 1871 and destroyed several city blocks of the city, and the efforts to rebuild it.

Presents American poet Carl Sandburg's 1916 collection of approximately 150 poems, including his famous works "Chicago" and "Fog.".

When Lily is sent to a fancy boarding school in Chicago, where her new classmates seem to be rich brats, she quickly learns that her roommate, Scout, who is somewhat strange, is part of a group of teenagers who fight demons, vampires, and magic users called Reapers.

An account of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, discussing the city before the destructive blaze, and providing details of the investigation into the cause of the fire, the myth of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, and the effects of the disaster on the city and its residents.