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Book 2004

Worlds afire

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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Published
2004
  • Children's poetry, American
  • Circus -- Poetry
  • American poetry

In this 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 170 people, mostly women and children.