At a glance
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Subgenre
- Historical
- ISBN
- 9780763634001
- Section
- Middle Grade
Worlds Afire
Voices of circus performers, fans, ushers and firefighters recall the summer afternoon in 1944 when fire swept through the big top in Hartford, Connecticut, during a show.
Themes
Mood
Feels tense, sad, informative.
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