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1) Fair Weather
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1893, thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.
Author
Series
Clockwork dark volume 3
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In The Nine Pound Hammer, John Bemis introduced middle-grade readers to a whole new approach to epic fantasy, founded on characters and themes from American mythology and lore, including the legend of John Henry. Now in the third and final book, the heroes come together at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago for a final confrontation with a businessman and tycoon who is in fact an ageless evil known as the Gog. With his Dark Machine, he intends...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Even though Ida B. Wells urges Black Americans to boycott the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, young Lorraine Williams will do anything for a chance to see her idol, the Black opera singer Sissieretta Jones, perform at the fair"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old orphan Eva Root travels the country pretending to channel spirits at šances. Her audiences swear their loved ones have spoken to them from beyond the grave. This, of course, is impossible. But one day, Eva experiences another impossibility: she hears a voice in her head telling her to come to the World's Fair in Chicago. There, she meets a mysterious magician who needs her help to bring magic to life. But as their work progresses,...
Author
Series
Stalking Jack the Ripper volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial...
Author
Series
Anton and Cecil volume 3
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Cat brothers Anton and Cecil team up with a police dog to search for missing puppies at the Chicago World's Fair in the thrilling final installment to the series"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Distributed to the school and library market by Child's World
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Tay, living with her brother Jem while he works at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, gets an opportunity to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and meet the famous Annie Oakley, who has a profound influence on her life.