I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived #11)
Could an entire city really burn to the ground?<br /><br />Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city, but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode.<br /><br />An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating fires in history? <br /><br />Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!