The Great Fire
by Jim Murphy
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1995
Word Count 22,281
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1130L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 14532, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Chicago
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--To 1875
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Fires
- Illinois
- History
- Fires--Illinois--Chicago--History--19th century
- To 1875
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871--Juvenile literature
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--To 1875--Juvenile literature
- 19th century
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Awards & Distinctions 5
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 1996
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1996
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
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