The Fire That Will Not Die

by Michele McBride

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Disastrous fire at Our Lady of the Angels School and Church on December 1, 1958 that took the lives of 92 children and 3 nuns.

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debherter 143 reviews

A horrifying and deeply moving story from a survivor of the fire at Our Lady of the Angels School. She never really recovered physically or emotionally.

Feb 5, 2007

Anya1976 4 reviews

read this book years ago when i was like in 4th grade my grandma ordered the book and we had a couple issues in hardcover.Since my aunt and dad went to the school at the time they knew many of the children who passed away.

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