The Great Chicago Fire, 1871

by Elizabeth Massie

Book Overview

Her family was killed and her home destroyed during the brutal Civil War. Penniless and desperate to find a new life, 18-year-old Katina Monroe flees from Georgia to Chicago, disguised as a boy. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671036033
• ISBN13: 9780671036034
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Good story line but lacking in some facts

One historical error that really stood out! Author had Mrs. Oleary's home destroyed by fire. This was not the case. Her barn burned, but Ironically the fire spread away from her home towards town. This created anger with the people that had lost everything. And perhaps one reason she changed her story on how the fire got started.

A Blazing Story

I have read this story over and over again and still love it the same way as the first time. It is about a young girl who disguises herself as a boy to make it on her own when she meets the man she falls in love with. Of course this plot has been used over and over, but it is still a really fun read. The heroine is really convincing and a great role model. She changes her identity to keep her dreams alive, yet never lost sight of her dreams, and even created some new ones! This was a blazing story full of action, history, and romance, three things I love in a good book. I highly recommend this book and others of the series.

A Tale of Burning Love!

I have read the Chicago Fire and the San Fransico Earthquake. I loved them both. the Chicago Fire is a wonderful book with a good plot and wonderful characters. The supense is great as the book travels from one character to another. It is a great book for any one who likes Historical Fiction. I loved the sensational ending! If you love histroy and romance you'll love this book.

A wonderful, romantic story.

This was a wonderful book that was romantic and, in the second half, an exciting survival story. Katina and Russell are two young adults who fall in love in 1871 Chicago and must survive the terrible fire that sweeps through the city. Elizabeth Massie has done a wonderful job on this book.

An Exciting Love Story! Wonderful!

This is a love story set in Chicago in 1871, when the great fire burned most of the city. The two main characters, Katina and Russell, are wonderful. I couldn't put the book down because I wanted to keep on reading to see what would happen to them as they fixed up the building for the poor people and then got separated in the fire. Some of it was really sad, some was funny, and all of it was exciting. It was a wonderful book that I hope everyone reads!

A great book.

I really liked this book. Katina is a young girl orphaned by the Civil War. She flees a Southern orphanage disguised as a boy, and lives as one in Chicago until she falls in love with a handsome young reformed. They begin to dream of a life together until the raging 1871 fire seperates them. Will they be reuinited? Read to find out?