Worlds afire /
Paul B. Janeczko.
- 1st ed.
- Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2004.
- 92 p. ; 22 cm.
Booklist Bulletin (Center for Children's books)
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.