Audrey under the big top a Hartford Circus Fire survival story
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 struggle...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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North Mankato, Minnesota :
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint,
[2022]
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| Series: | Girls survive.
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6. |
| ISBN: | 9781666330625 1666330620 9781663990556 1663990557 |
