Bibliograph

Audrey under the big top, a Hartford Circus Fire survival story, by Jessica Gunderson ; illustrated by Wendy Tan

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Label

Audrey under the big top, a Hartford Circus Fire survival story, by Jessica Gunderson ; illustrated by Wendy Tan

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12, Stone Arch Books

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4-6, Stone Arch Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Audrey under the big top

Oclc number

1259294909

Responsibility statement

by Jessica Gunderson ; illustrated by Wendy Tan

Series statement

Girls survive

Sub title

a Hartford Circus Fire survival story

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 down1944, Hartford, Connecticut. Twelve-year-old Audrey dreams of being an aerialist like her heroes, the Flying Wallendas, and is excited to go to Ringling Brothers circus with her six-year-old twin sisters. At the show a fire breaks out, and 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. Can Audrey save Charlotte, before the big top comes crashing down? - adapted from run-on sentence provided

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Hartford Circus Fire survival story

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Contributor