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1) Divergent
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Author
Series
Sugar Creek Gang volume 5
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Thanks to Old Man Paddler the gang is off to Chicago, where they minister at a rescue mission, perform on the radio at Moody Bible Institute, see the sights and have a run-in with Bob Till.
Author
Series
The Zack files volume 24
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
When magic enables Zack's eighty-eight-year-old grandmother to become a terrific batter, she ends up playing in a Chicago White Sox baseball game.
5) Project peep
Author
Series
Friendship garden volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Anna decides that four baby chicks will be the perfect present for Kaya's birthday, she builds a chicken coop in the Friendship Garden.
Author
Series
Friendship garden volume 4
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Anna learns that bees are in danger because of pesticide use, she tries to alert her neighbors and friends to the problem.
10) Ghost boys
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
11) Pumpkin spice
Author
Series
Friendship garden volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Kaya, Anna, and Reed hope their pumpkin, Herbert, will take home first prize at the Windy City Pumpkin Fest, but when Herbert suddenly disappears, the friends must catch the thief in time for the festival.
14) Knight's scheme
Author
Series
Blackgaard Chronicles volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The scheming Dr. Regis Blackgaard continues his fevered pursuit of the Applesauce program and access to Whit's End. This time, on a trip to Chicago, Whit and Connie get caught up in a dangerous mystery involving a stolen laptop, the Department of Defense, and some familiar (but not very friendly) faces." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old orphan Eva Root travels the country pretending to channel spirits at šances. Her audiences swear their loved ones have spoken to them from beyond the grave. This, of course, is impossible. But one day, Eva experiences another impossibility: she hears a voice in her head telling her to come to the World's Fair in Chicago. There, she meets a mysterious magician who needs her help to bring magic to life. But as their work progresses,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When T'Challa gets special permission to have his friends from America, Sheila and Zeke, come to Wakanda, he can't wait to show them his home for a change. But their tour is brought to a halt when one of T'Challa's peers, Tafari, summons dark forces in order to return Wakanda to the "old ways" before Vibranium was discovered. Tafari manages to banish the King and Queen along with all the tribal elders to an alternate dimension in exchange for the...
17) Fair Weather
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1893, thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.
18) The Wright 3
Author
Series
Chasing Vermeer volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.
19) The White City
Author
Series
Clockwork dark volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ray, Conker, and their Rambler friends face the Gog and his Machine in a final struggle at the 1893 Chicago Exposition.
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