Audrey Under the Big Top: A Hartford Circus Fire Survival Story, Paperback

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.

• Collection: Girls Survive
• Dimensions: 188 x 132
• Author: Jessica Gunderson
• Cover type: Paperback
• Publishing Year: 2022
• Publishing Month: 1
• Pages: 112
• Language: English
• Publisher: Stone Arch Books
• Weight: 159 g