Worlds Afire: The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 19:00
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2 797
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Worlds Afire: The Hartford Circus
Winner Description:
by Paul B. Janeczko. Candlewick Press, 2004.
Winner Blurb:
On July 6, 1944, 167 people were killed and over 500 were injured when the circus they were attending in Hartford, Connecticut caught fire. Janeczko recreates the before, during, and after of this true event in haunting poetry.
Title of a book, article or other published item (this will display to the public):
Worlds Afire: The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944
ISBN of the winning item:
0-7636-2235-4
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Book
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Friday, April 2, 2010 - 10:04
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Friday, April 2, 2010 - 10:04
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201
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