12-year-old Audrey wants nothing more than to be a performer & aerialist, but that feels far from reality in 1944 Connecticut. So when she learns the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to town, Audrey is determined to be there under the big top. It’s her only chance to see the Flying Wallendas, a world-renowned highwire act, perform. Audrey convinces her mother to let her take her 6-year-old twin sisters with her to the show. But disaster strikes when a fire breaks out under the big top. Can Audrey escape–and find her siblings–before the tent comes crashing down?
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Hartford Circus Fire, including death from burning & burns (on-page)
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