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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
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Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways.
8) Geek love
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st Vintage contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc
347 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Olympia, an albino hunchback dwarf, tells of a carnival family who breeds and trains their children for their freak show.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder--a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world, but when her...
Author
Publisher
Flamingo Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Secretly preparing to throw her Mom a circus surprise party, Busy Betty enlists the help of her best friend, Mae, but when she realizes her Mom's birthday is next month, she wonders what to do with her circus surprise now.
11) Pamela Camel
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A tired and dejected circus camel finds long-sought-after recognition along a railroad track.
12) Luna
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 12
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
141 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the Netherlands in 1855, May, a member of a circus family who cannot perform because of a twisted foot, bonds with a Friesian horse that she names Luna, and the two perform a heroic act that changes their futures for the better.
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Language
English
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Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep...When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies...
Author
Series
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars volume case no. 1
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
259 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The ragamuffin boys known as the Baker Street Irregulars help Sherlock Holmes solve the mysterious deaths of a family of circus tightrope walkers.
15) Circus Mirandus
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Learning from his dying grandfather that a magical circus at the heart of his favorite bedtime stories is real, young Micah and his friend Jenny embark on a journey to claim a miracle from the circus's wondrous magician, the Lightbender.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, wants to perform his high-wire act in the circus.
17) The circus ship
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the animals are left on their own to swim to a nearby island. They soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do they blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, the villagers conspire to outsmart the blowhard. Eagle-eyed readers will discover the fate of the circus animals in a rare hidden-pictures spread.
18) DUMBO
Author
Language
English
Description
Circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the Dumbo for his newest entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer,...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Elizabethan theater with William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". This bewitching comedy whisks you away into a whirlwind of love, fantasy, and magic.
Follow the complicated loves of four young lovers lost in a mysterious forest, where mischievous fairies play tricks on them. Amidst misunderstandings, confusions, and magical spells, this summer night promises twists as amusing as they are surprising.
Meanwhile,...