FirestormIt's September 1, 1894, and thirteen-year-old Maggie Grant and her family are about to face a terror like none they've ever experienced. Having recently moved to the newly constructed town of Hinckely, Minnesota, they are caught in the path of one of the deadliest forest fires in history. Separated from her brothers and forced to flee, Maggie begins a harrowing train ride to Duluth, Minnesota, as the fire rages around her. Once there, Maggie must make a choice--should she stay in Duluth, or can she faces her fears and return to what remains of Hinckley to search for her brothers? What will she face if she returns? |
Contents
THE TRANSFER | 8 |
PROGRESS PROSPERITY | 13 |
DUSTY DIRTY DRAB DRY | 19 |
A WAY OUT | 25 |
NOTHING AND NOWHERE | 30 |
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH | 39 |
THE FESTIVITIES | 44 |
NO ONE SEEMS TOO WORRIED | 55 |
NOT JACK NOT JACK | 113 |
SWIRLING SMOKE | 121 |
THE GRAVEL PIT | 128 |
RELIEF | 137 |
INTERMENT | 150 |
PLANS DECISIONS | 161 |
A ROOM WITH A VIEW | 171 |
BEING ALONE IS WORSE | 178 |
SIGNAL FOR DEPARTURE | 62 |
UNLEASHED UNHARNESSED | 69 |
DONT LOOK DOWN | 78 |
BRIEF RESPITE | 87 |
SKUNK LAKE | 92 |
THE LIMITED | 104 |
REQUIEM | 190 |
AUTHORS NOTE | 198 |
CITATIONS | 200 |
A NOTE OF THANKS | 202 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 203 |
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