Chicago
Books about Chicago and set in and around Chicago.
Chicago Blackhawks Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Blackhawks Stories Ever Told by Harvey Wittenberg
A collection of stories from the history of the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team.
The Story of the Chicago Cubs by Sara Gilbert
Photographs and text describe the history of the Chicago Cubs professional baseball team from its inaugural 1876 season to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most memorable moments.
The Chicago White Sox by Mark Stewart
"A Team Spirit Baseball edition featuring the Chicago White Sox that chronicles the history and accomplishments of the team. Includes access to the Team Spirit website which provides additional information, updates and photos"--Provided by publisher.
The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Ruthie thinks nothing exciting will ever happen to her until her sixth-grade class visits the Art Institute of Chicago, where she and her best friend Jack discover a magic key that shrinks them to the size of gerbils and allows them to explore the Thorne Rooms-the collection of sixty-eight miniature rooms from various time periods and places-and discover their secrets.
Stealing Magic : A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure by Marianne Malone
Chicago sixth-graders Jack and Ruthie return to the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago and once again go back in time while trying to stop an art thief from endangering the miniature rooms.
The Wright 3 by Blue Balliet
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.
Fire in the Streets By Kekla Magoon
In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.
The Rock and The River by Kekla Magoon
In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is torn. Caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African-Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party Sam questions what his role in the pivotal time period will be.
Fair Weather by Richard Peck
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.