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Presents a picture-book biography of First Lady Michelle Obama, covering her origins in Chicago and various roles as a hardworking, talented, and professional woman who is a wife, mother, sister, and friend.

Sneaking out late at night to watch the brave firefighters who had been putting out the blazes that continued to plague Chicago throughout the dry summer of 1871, Nate finds his fate intertwined with that of a sheltered young girl when dangerous winds cause the fires to spread out of control.

The story of Jean Baptiste Du Sable and the adventures he had on the way to becoming a successful fur trader and founder of the city that came to be known as Chicago.

Presents an introduction to the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, the tallest skyscraper in North America, discussing its design, construction, special features, and use.

Describes the history, geography, government, economy, climate, and culture of Chicago.

Buster takes a trip to Chicago, where he makes a new friend, Farah, visits the Sears Tower, goes to a bakery, and shoots some basketball.

Describes the life of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood in Chicago, education, career as a lawyer, marriage to Barack, and other related topics.

A graphic novel account of the life and grisly career of serial killer H.

Four teenage girls from very different social cliques at their progressive Chicago high school become friends after forming a knitting club.

Playing the coronet is the first thing that twelve-year-old Paulie Horvath has taken seriously, but his obsession with becoming a jazz musician leads him into conflict with his parents and into the tough underworld of Chicago in the 1920s.

Presents a biography of the African American poet who has received the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Living with her Israeli father in Chicago, seventeen-year-old Amy Nelson-Barak feels like a walking disaster, worried about her boyfriend in the Israeli army; her mother, new stepfather, and the baby they are expecting; and a classmate named Nathan who has moved into her apartment building and says she is a snob.

High school freshman Ryan Walsh, a Chicago Cubs fan, meets Nick when they both skip school on opening day, and their blossoming relationship becomes difficult for Ryan when she discovers that Nick is seriously ill and she again feels the pain of losing her father five years earlier.

Sixteen-year-old Chicago preparatory school student Sara Jane Rispoli must unravel a web of complex mysteries after her family goes missing and she is pursued by unknown enemies.

Provides fictionalized anecdotes of the author's childhood as a ten-year old living in Chicago.