Worlds Afire
by Paul B. Janeczko · 2004
Popularity 6
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.
Juvenile poetryCircusPoetryFiresAmerican poetryChildren's poetry, AmericanFictionReading Level-Grade 7Reading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 8Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10