Zac Unger didn't feel like much of a fireman at first. Most of his fellow recruits seemed to have planned for the job all their lives; he was an Ivy League grad responding to an ad at a bus stop. He couldn't keep his boots shined, and he looked terrible in his uniform. Working Fire is the story of how, from this unlikely beginning, Zac Unger came to feel at home among this close-knit tribe, came to master his work's demands, and came to know what it is to see the world through a firefighter's eyes. From the raw material of his days' work--alarm calls both harrowing and hilarious, moments of triumph and grief--Unger has forged a timeless story of finding one's path, and a rousing adventure about the bravery and sacrifice of everyday heroes.

On the web: http: //www.zacunger.com

Author: Zac Unger
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 02/22/2005
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.54w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780143034957
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 86816 / Working Fire: The Making of an Accidental Fireman


Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2008 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - High School


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 03/01/2005 pg. 44

About the Author
Zac Unger is a firefighter and paramedic in Oakland, California. He has written about his life and work for the online magazine Slate. He is a graduate of Deep Springs College, Brown University, and UC Berkeley.

On the web: http: //www.zacunger.com