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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Beaked. Feathered. Monstrous. Avita was born to be a star. Her tent sells out nightly, and every performance incites bloodcurdling screams. She's the most lucrative circus act from Texas to Tacoma, the crown jewel of the Family Fortuna, and Avita feeds on the shrieks, the gasps, the fear. But when a handsome young artist arrives to create posters of the performers, she's appalled by his rendering of Bird Girl. Is that all he sees? A hideous monster--all...
Author
Series
Claude books (Alex T. Smith) volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
While Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes are away for the day, Claude, a small, plump dog, and his friend, Sir Bobblysock, share adventures in the park and at the circus.
45) Big top flop
Author
Series
Nancy Drew clue books volume 4
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Nancy, Bess, and George decide to compete in the Junior Ringmaster whistling contest to win a spot as the traveling circus's ringmaster on opening night, but when the shiny prize whistle is stolen, the friends must investigate to solve the mystery.
46) Freaks
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
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Language
English
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Description
"In 1911, Mabel MacGinnis is Europe's strongest woman and has performed beside her father in the Manzo Brothers Circus her entire life. But at his unexpected death, she loses everything she's ever known and sets off in the company of acrobat Jake Cunningham for America in hope of finding the mother she's just discovered is still alive. Isabella Moreau, the nation's most feted aerialist, has given everything to the circus. But age and injury now threaten...
50) Now open the box
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Although he knows no tricks, Peewee the circus dog is loved by all because he is the smallest dog in the world, but when he grows into a normal-size dog his days under the Big Top may be at an end.
51) DIY circus lab for kids: a family-friendly guide for juggling, balancing, clowning and show-making
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
52) The aerialist
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Jane is an elite cirque performer attempting to hide an injury that threatens her ability to perform, while also trying to keep her family of performers together for one last tour. This narrative drama, set in the dangerous world of aerial acrobatics, wrestles with the price performers pay for a show that must go on, and the tragic decisions they make to pursue their dreams.
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Series
Language
English
Description
Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on a fascinating 19th-century icon and inspiration whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength. "The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb" is the irresistible epic of a heroine who conquered the country with a heart as big as her dreams.
54) The fiery ring
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 28
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joy Winslow is rescued from misery by a handsome circus performer. But her anger against those who wronged her may yet tear her world apart. House of Winslow book 28.
55) High wire
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Prankster twins Edgar and Ellen think they have found kindred spirits when they join the circus to escape from their mysterious caretaker and the one-eyed creature Pet, but they soon discover that it is hard to tell friend from foe.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Ringmaster--Rin, to those who know her best--can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits and outcasts, known as Sparks. With the world still reeling from World War I, Rin and her troupe--the Circus of the Fantasticals--travel the Midwest, offering a single night of enchantment and respite to all who step into their...
57) New friends
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Ivan the gorilla draws colorful pictures to make his new friend Ruby smile"--Back cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
Look for Pam Jenoff's new novel, The Woman with the Blue Star, an unforgettable story of courage and friendship during wartime.
A New York Times bestseller!
"Readers who enjoyed Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants will embrace this novel. " —Library Journal
"Secrets, lies, treachery, and passion.... I read this novel in a headlong rush." —Christina Baker...
A New York Times bestseller!
"Readers who enjoyed Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants will embrace this novel. " —Library Journal
"Secrets, lies, treachery, and passion.... I read this novel in a headlong rush." —Christina Baker...
60) Big top bonanza
Author
Series
Dog diaries (James Patterson) volume 7
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Junior is in for a BARKing big adventure when the circus comes to town!"--
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