Forest Fire, Minnesota, 1894

Survival! #10

by Kathleen Duey

Sam Douglass, the son of a railroad worker and Carrie Vaughn, a fireman's daughter, must run for their lives though the blazing pine woods of an 1894 Minnesota forest fire. Original.

Genres: History

Library Binding

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Kathleen Duey grew up in Colorado. She loved riding her horses, hiking, being in the mountains. Reading was always important to her. Writing became a fascination early in her life. In the fourth grade, Kathleen began writing stories and told everyone who would listen that she was going to be an author. Then she did nothing about it until she was 35 years old. Writing was her passion and her dream-come-true.

from: fantasticfiction.co.uk

Kathleen died of cardiac arrest at her home in Fallbrook, California. She was 69. She had struggled with dementia in her latter years which prevented her from completing her Skin Hunger trilogy.

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Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thirteen-year-old Carrie's father told her to leave Hinckley on the train if the forest fire reached town - but Carrie doesn't want to leave her horse. Daniel, one of Carrie's friends, wants to leave Hinckley on the train - but he can't persuade his grandmother to come until it's too late. How will Carrie and Daniel manage to escape?

A good middle grade historical novel about a lesser-known natural disaster from American history.