chicago (ill.)

Fourteen-year-old Paul, having run away from his abusive father and lived on the roof of a convenience store for a year, is picked up by police after slitting his wrists and begins a round of struggles in Chicago's system of youth homes before making the decision to break the cycle and try for a better life.

Brian Oswald and his best friend, Gretchen, become involved in the punk rock scene in Chicago, hanging with various outcast groups in order to fit in.

During a visit to the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley field, cousins Mike and Kate investigate why someone has been tampering with the famous ivy vines growing on the outfield walls. Includes historical note.

Presents a full-color illustrated A to Z journey around the city of Chicago and provides information on its history, cultural diversity, and entertainment including its collection of art and sculpture, museums, famous leaders and personalities, and other interesting sites.

Petra and Calder are drawn into another mystery when unexplained accidents and ghostly happenings occur in Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House.

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.