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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
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.
5) "Hey Rube"
Author
Publisher
B.J. Chipman
Pub. Date
1933
Physical Desc
203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Faith acquired the ability to see when and how people would die--a "gift" she neither wanted nor could get rid of. After foreseeing a family tragedy and being ostracized, Faith learns to control her visions, and returns to perform in her family's traveling carnival. But when an unruly customer attacks her, she has a vision in full view of a crowd. She is banned from the carnival she loves--and loses her only source of income to support...
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus. Includes an incredible train wreck.
"To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on...
9) DIY circus lab for kids: a family-friendly guide for juggling, balancing, clowning and show-making
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
DIY Circus Lab for Kids gives families everything they need to produce their own circus! Author Jackie Leigh Davis invites the you into the international youth circus community, then dives into the circus skill families: juggling, acrobatics, manipulation, balance, and clowning. The book opens with a do-it-yourself prop-making class, and provides enough homemade circus equipment to get you started on some fun circus basics. Rising circus stars will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000, c1983
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
57 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Cam's scatterbrained aunt is always loosing things, but when Aunt Molly can't find her wallet at the circus, Cam's sure there's a thief under the big top.
11) Circus girl
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins
Pub. Date
1985
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Elemental emergence volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
For humans, Salizar's is a place of mystery and wonder. For Harrow, it's a place to hide from those who slaughtered her entire clan. A haven where she can disguise both her abilities and who she really is. Until he arrives. He has no recollection of who-or even what-he is. He only knows that he's a monster, with wings and powerful abilities never seen before. But beneath the layers of rage and isolation, one glimpse into those inky black eyes reveals...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mimi steps into the spotlight in this charming debut with an emotional heart. If you were to imagine an extraordinary moment of destiny, I bet you wouldn't imagine it in a kitchen on a particularly ordinary Wednesday. I bet you wouldn't imagine a plate of cheese and crackers or a replacement best friend--but this was my moment. Because when my Dad left to be a trick high diver in Mr. Morelli's Big Top Circus Extravaganza, he left his ordinary life...
14) Not my circus
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Olivia was supposed to buy eggs at the store, but instead she came home with a circus; despite food fights and a lack of potty training, Olivia is determined to keep her animals--even after Mr. Victor changes his mind and wants them back.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn't allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She's never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it's for Lilly's own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time--and sold to the circus sideshow. More than two decades...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Against all odds, a veterinary student and a beautiful circus performer from a bygone era meet and fall in love through their shared compassion for a special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath of her dangerously volatile husband.
17) The circus
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A four-hour mini-series that tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Drawing upon a vast and rich visual archive, the film follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus, recounting the era when Circus Day could shut down a town, and circus stars were among the most famous people in the country.
18) Cirque du slay
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Pint-sized Seattle middle school teacher and gay dating blogger Hayden McCall and his best friend Hollister are invited to a fundraiser for Bakers Without Borders. The celebrity performer, Kennedy Osaka, is the artistic director of Mysterium, an upscale circus arts show combining magic, acrobatics, and a Michelin-star dinner. But Kennedy is a no-show--until she's found dead in her hotel suite. When frenemy Sarah Lee is discovered in the room with...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Primera ed.
Physical Desc
568 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Bienvenidos al Circo de los Sueños. Pero detrás de estas maravillosas escenas existe una feroz competencia -- un duelo entre dos magos jóvenes, Celia y Marco, que han sido entrenados desde la infancia para competir en un 'juego'. Obligados a participar por sus caprichosos amos, sin que ellos lo sepan, éste es un juego en el que sólo uno puede sobrevivir y el circo no es más que el escenario para una extraordinaria batalla de imaginación y...
Author
Series
Louise Trapeze volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Seven-year-old Louise, who performs in a trapeze act with her mother and father, finally gets an important job at the circus, but when things go wrong she wonders if she is really ready for new responsibilities.
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