Worlds afire / Paul B. Janeczko.
by Janeczko, Paul B.
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2007, c2004Edition: 1st pbk. ed.Description: 92 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 076363400X.Subject(s): Fires -- Hartford (Conn.) -- Fiction | Circus -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] Summary: In this novel written as a collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 180 people, mostly women and children.
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In this novel written as a collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 180 people, mostly women and children.
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