Bibliograph

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

Type

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

Intended audience

Ages 8-12, Stone Arch BooksGrades 4-6, Stone Arch Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Audrey under the big top

Responsibility statement

by Jessica Gunderson ; illustrated by Wendy Tan

Series statement

Girls survive

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.0, 1, 515220

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 down

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor