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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
"In October, 1947, after a summer-long drought, fires began near Bar Harbor and raced along the coast of Maine, ravaging two hundred thousand acres--the largest fire in Maine's history. In the southern part of the state, people were forced into the sea to escape the flames. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to bring the fire under control. Along with her...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Join Annie Dawson and the members of the Hook and Needle Club of Stony Point, Maine, as they track down mysteries connected with the contents found in the attic of Annie's ancestral home, Grey Gables. In Map in the Attic, Annie starts to make a connection between a terrible house fire and a vintage piece of embroidery she found in the attic.
Author
Series
Golden Gate secrets volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Language
English
Description
"After getting left at the altar in 1906, Kenzie Gifford flees to San Francisco, determined never to love again. When an earthquake strikes, Kenzie finds herself facing a hidden danger--and two men set on winning her heart. With her life--and heart--on the line, who can she trust?"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sheriff's deputy Alex Brady, who still grieves his father's death on September 11, concentrates on fighting crime in Los Angeles, until the worst fire season in California history sends him in pursuit of environmental terrorists.
Author
Publisher
Purple House Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 vol. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Henry and his dog, Laird Angus McAngus, decide that they must explore the wild and un-tracked mountains near their house. It was an exciting afternoon, but the best part of all was the trip home at the end of the day.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
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. 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...
10) Firebug!
Author
Publisher
Westminster Press
Pub. Date
1974
Physical Desc
171 p. illus. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A series of mysterious fires arouses suspicion and anger which threaten to destroy the friendliness and trust in a small country town. Local author: western Pennsylvania.
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Series
Language
English
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Sam and Jessica Morgan's holiday joy turns to tragedy when they lose their house to a fire just before Christmas, while single mother Julie Newton and her young daughter, in desperate need of a roof over their heads, turn to widower Jack Baxter for help.
12) Firestarter
Language
English
Description
For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns eleven, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a...
13) Hope another way
Author
Publisher
Zion Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
207 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a small-town borough of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Becca Wallace's faith is tested as she wonders what kind of cruel joke God is playing on her family. A mysterious fire forces them out of their home, and their delinquent son has left without a trace. Also, something odd is holding up the adoption of Becca and Paul's beloved granddaughter, Tally, who is their whole world"--
14) Mike's mystery
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Alden children are visiting Aunt Jane when a nearby house burns down. Their friend Mike is blamed for starting the fire. Can the Aldens help find the real criminal?
16) Hell and back
Author
Series
Walt Longmire mystery volume 18
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What if you woke up lying in the middle of the street in the infamous town of Fort Pratt, Montana, where thirty, young Native boys perished in a tragic 1896 boarding school fire? What if every person you encountered in that endless night was dead? What if you were covered in blood and missing a bullet from the gun holstered on your hip? What if there was something out there in the yellowed skies--along with the deceased and the smell of ash and dust--something...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nantucket in 1846 is an island set apart not just by its geography but by its unique circumstances. With their menfolk away at sea, often for years at a time, women here know a rare independence--and the challenges that go with it. Eliza Macy is struggling to conceal her financial trouble as she waits for her whaling captain husband to return from a voyage. In desperation, she turns against her progressive ideals and targets Meg Wright, a pregnant...
18) Fire! fire!
Author
Series
Hilde cracks the case volume 3
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this third book, there's a fire on Orange Street and a shop burns down! Mrs. Brown thinks her candles started the fire. She's so upset she won't leave her house. But the town pet parade can't start without her! Hilde needs to find out what REALLY caused the fire. Can she crack this RED-HOT case in time to save the parade?
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned...