INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell

Down the Rabbit Hole: The Diary of Pringle Rose

(3) 4-6 Dear America series. After the death of their parents, her aunt plots to institutionalize Pringle Rose's mentally handicapped brother Gideon, so the siblings escape to Chicago where Pringle takes a job as a nursemaid. But soon the 1871 Great Fire of Chicago begins. With a backdrop of unearthed secrets, union struggles, and raging flames, the brave, likable protagonist vividly recounts this dark time in Chicago history.

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