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Untamed Untamed Nora Roberts IT WAS A REALM OF MAGIC... of superlatives... of illusions... an ageless wonder in a changing world. So Jovilette Wilder, the diminutive lion trainer, told Keane Prescott, the new owner of the cir… OL111541W
Ghost boy Ghost boy Iain Lawrence Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a… OL116310W
A circus wish A circus wish Sue Bentley Sadie can't wait to get involved with the local circus youth group, especially when it turns out she's really good at acrobatics! Sadie wonders what to do when her best friend Jenny suddenly starts a… OL11967008W
Sidewalk circus Sidewalk circus Paul Fleischman A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus. OL13686W
Doug-Dennis and the flyaway fib Doug-Dennis and the flyaway fib Darren Farrell Having fibbed about stealing his best friend's popcorn at the circus, Doug-Dennis the sheep finds himself carried far away to a place filled with lies and liars of all sorts and must discover a way t… OL13773511W
Clown around Clown around Dana Meachen Rau A clown troupe prepares for, and presents, a circus act complete with seltzer, a tiny car, and a high wire act. OL14859521W
Circus shapes Circus shapes Stuart J. Murphy Circus animals and performers getting ready for a show form basic geometric shapes. OL14871372W
Hetty Feather Hetty Feather Jacqueline Wilson A wonderful and original Jacqueline Wilson novel, featuring Hetty Feather(who is a bitch), a Victorian Tracy Beaker!London, 1876 and Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at th… OL14911500W
The circus comes home The circus comes home Lois Duncan Photographs and text chronicle the history of the Ringling Brothers Circus which toured the United States until 1956, describing such acts as the Flying Wallendas and the Elephant Ballet. OL15047188W
Song of the circus Song of the circus Lois Duncan Gisselda and Bop, true children of the circus, stand up to the snarling tiger on the terrible day that the whole performance goes wrong. OL15047212W
The Kite Rider The Kite Rider Geraldine McCaughrean In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite r… OL15051624W
First words at the circus. First words at the circus. Margret Rey,H. A. Rey Uses simple terms to describe things commonly found at the circus. OL15139717W
Randy's dandy lions Randy's dandy lions Bill Peet Five talented lions suffer from stage fright and are unable to perform their circus act. A new lion-tamer is hired. OL15411277W
Clowning around Clowning around Rick Walton A collection of jokes about the circus, including "Which circus performers can see in the dark? The acro-bats." OL15835377W
Dr. Blackfoot's carnival extraordinaire Dr. Blackfoot's carnival extraordinaire Ron Chatalbash Tim is so discouraged and bored by life at home and school that he seizes a chance to join a circus, not knowing what really awaits him. OL15851706W
Busy day Busy day Betsy Maestro,Giulio Maestro Activities surrounding a day at the circus illustrate such action words as pulling, marching, waving, laughing, and washing. OL16036223W
The toymaker The toymaker Jeremy De Quidt What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that? From the mo… OL16470491W
Ordinary Jane Ordinary Jane Hannah E. Harrison "Jane the dog doesn't have a unique talent in the circus like the rest of her family, until the ringmaster discovers what is truly special about her"--Provided by publisher. OL16599407W
Wolf won't bite! Wolf won't bite! Emily Gravett Three little circus pigs capture a wild wolf and make him do outrageous tricks, safe in the belief that he would never bite them. OL16724992W
Flea Circus Flea Circus Mónica Carretero Not happy living amongst fur and feathers, a group of fleas decide to change their lives and start a circus. OL17100342W
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