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The night the chimneys fell

by Marty Rhodes Figley · 2009

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In 1811, nine-year-old Marie is sad to learn that her family will be moving from New Madrid, Missouri, to New Orleans, Louisiana, but when terrible earthquakes destroy her town, everything changes. Includes facts about the earthquakes and their effects.

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