Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Forest Fire, Hinckley, Minnesota 1894

One volume in a larger series called "Survival" by Kathleen Duey and Karen Bale, this is the story of Carrie Vaughn and Daniel Johansson, residents of Hinckley during the summer and fall of 1894. Both children hope that the fires burning near town will somehow stop or be put out without damage to the town. But then, suddenly, both children are running to escape the flames of the firestorm. Readers will experience what it is like to face disaster with courage and determination.

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