Will Sparrow's road

By Karen Cushman

Subjects: Freak shows, Middle ages, fiction, Runaways, fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Runaways, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe, Fiction, Children's fiction, Conduct of life, fiction, Runaways, Conduct of life, History, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Circus

Description: In 1599 England, twelve-year-old lying, thieving Will Sparrow runs away, meets many colorful characters on the road, and then reluctantly joins a traveling "oddities" exhibit, where he learns to see beyond appearances.