chicago (ill.)

A young boy in Depression-era Chicago begins a career marked by failure until he finally achieves his success.

Presents critical essays on Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Relates the experiences of a variety of African-Americans some wealthy and some poor living in Chicago discussing their adventures, hopes, and fears.

Trapped in the poverty-stricken ghetto of Chicago's South Side, a young African-American man finds release only in acts of violence.

Text and black-and-white photographs describe the efforts of a Vietnamese refugee family to adjust to life in Chicago.

In 1947, after trying two different ways to win a bicycle and forcing herself to read a poem in front of her third grade class, Millie recognizes the importance of taking chances to make her life more interesting and satisfying.

A graphic novel adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel in which a young Lithuanian immigrant, hoping to create a good life for himself and his family in the early 1900s, is discouraged by the shocking conditions he encounters as a worker in the Chicago stockyards.

Describes the history, government, geography, economy, people, and culture of Chicago, and includes photographs, maps, charts and graphs, and a time line.

In 1953 in Chicago, Ruth struggles to deal with her parents' constant arguing, taking care of her younger brothers, one of whom is mentally disabled, and getting along in middle school.

"Sara Jane Rispoli continues searching for her missing mafia family, now running from mysterious creatures"--Provided by publisher.