Thelma Eakin Coming into our class

Yesterday Thelma Eakin (the author of the book we just read) came into our class to tell us and answer our questions about her book. the book was called "the mines afire" and it was about the brunner mine disaster, it is a diary from one of the character tommy Carter who is a made up boy who lives with his Father and Mother, his Dad is a carpenter for the mine site. When they all hear explosions every single man ran into the mines to rescue their friends. But none of them lived.