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Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story — Content Guide for Parents

By Salima AlikhanCapstoneISBN 9781496578518112 pages
Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story

Found in this book

  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ReligionBriefChristian
  • Race & cultureCentral

Not found

  • Violence
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Although Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a German immigrant in the early 1870s, she's often teased by her America-born peers. But when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, Emmi and her enemies find themselves braving the smoke and flames together. Can Emmi and the others survive the danger to escape the burning city? Readers can learn the real story of the Great Chicago Fire from the nonfiction back matter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The story has many tense scenes of peril as Emmi flees the burning city and is separated from her father, though it is described as one of the less dark books in the series. Emmi learns that the city's Irish Catholics and German Protestants do not get along, though no worship or prayer is described.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The story has many tense scenes of peril as Emmi flees the burning city and is separated from her father, though it is described as one of the less dark books in the series.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have religion?

    Found (Brief, Christian): Emmi learns that the city's Irish Catholics and German Protestants do not get along, though no worship or prayer is described.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have race & culture?

    Found (Central): Emmi, a German immigrant, is bullied by Irish children, and the story shows tension between German and Irish immigrants before the fire brings them together.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Emmi in the City A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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