Twelve-year-old Poppy is an orphan living in a bad neighborhood in
Chicago, pick pocketing so that she has a place to sleep at night.
Justin's world couldn't be more different--his father owns a jewelry
store--but when he and Poppy meet, they become fast friends, thanks in
part to Justin's sweet pet goat. Through their friendship, Poppy
realizes that she doesn't want to be a thief anymore and she begins to
feel like she may have a place with Justin's family. But when Justin
makes an expensive mistake at his father's store, Poppy is immediately
blamed. In response, she flees . . . right into the Great Chicago Fire.
Poppy and Justin must rely on their instincts if they are going to
survive the catastrophe. Will anything be left when the fire finally
burns out?