Audrey under the big top : a Hartford Circus Fire survival story / by Jessica Gunderson ; illustrated by Wendy Tan.
In 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, twelve-year-old Audrey dreams of being an aerialist like her heroes, the Flying Wallendas, and so she is excited to go to Ringling Brothers circus with her six-year-old twin sisters; but at the show a fire breaks out, and as the crowd starts to panic Audrey struggles to reach her sisters--she gets Patty out, but Charlotte, afraid of heights, refuses to jump from the higher seats, and disappears as the big top comes crashing down.
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- ISBN: 9781663990556
- ISBN: 1663990557
- ISBN: 9781666330625
- ISBN: 1666330620
- Physical Description: 102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2022]
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Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. Stone Arch Books. Grades 4-6. Stone Arch Books. |
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Audrey under the Big Top : A Hartford Circus Fire Survival Story
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Audrey under the Big Top : A Hartford Circus Fire Survival Story
Twelve-year-old Audrey wants nothing more than to be a dance performer and aerialist, but that feels far from reality in 1944 Hartford, Connecticut. So when she learns the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to town, Audrey is determined to be there under the big top. It's her only chance to see the Flying Wallendas, a world-renowned highwire act, perform. Audrey convinces her mother to let her take her six-year-old twin sisters with her to the show. But disaster strikes when a fire breaks out under the big top. Can Audrey escape--and find her siblings--before the tent comes crashing down? Readers can learn the real story of the Hartford Circus Fire from the nonfiction backmatter, including a glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and more, in this Girls Survive story.