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| Reviews of The Big Burn"Residents flee their homes. Fire rampages across dry forest. Exhausted firefighters battle a force of nature that has a will of its own. Yesterday's news from Arizona and Colorado? No, 'The Big Burn' by Jeanette Ingold." -- Ellen Creager, Knight Ridder Newspapers "Ingold captures the momentum of a wildfire in this historical novel about "the big burn" that scorched millions of acres across Idaho and Montana in 1910 . . . the triumphs and casualties recounted here will heighten appreciation for the courage and sacrifice of firefighters and settlers; the book may be especially timely in light of this summer's runaway fires in the West." -- Publishers Weekly "This excellent survival story is based on the great 1910 forest fires in Idaho and Montana, when August 20 became known as 'the day the mountains roared.' . . . Lizbeth, Jarrett, and Seth are likeable young heroes, and the action builds to a fevered pitch, resulting in a must-read for adrenaline junkies." -- VOYA " . . . readers will arrive at the final pages with an effortlessly acquired cache of information on how fire travels and the strategies employed to save land and life. Notes on the 1910 fires and modern wildfire-fighting techniques and a bibliography are included." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books " . . . tension heightens as the characters' realizations about a major fire slowly change from a dreaded possibility to a real threat to an unavoidable horror. A solid adventure story with a well-realized setting." -- Booklist |
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