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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno Ellen Bryson,Ellen Bryson Paperback edition OL15847026W
Will Sparrow's road Will Sparrow's road Karen Cushman 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 … OL16461715W
Freaks Freaks Kieran Larwood In Victorian London, a lonely band of misfits trapped in a sideshow decides to put their extraordinary talents to use to solve the mysteries that no one else cares about, starting with the stealing o… OL16546987W
Cirque du freak Cirque du freak Darren Shan Darren goes to a banned freak show with his best mate Steve. It's the wonderfully gothic Cirque du Freak where weird, frightening half human/half animals appear who interact terrifyingly with the aud… OL17699379W
Stitch Head Stitch Head Guy Bass In the frightening, maze-like dungeon laboratory deep within Castle Grotteskew, mad scientist Professor Erasmus brings his bizarre experiments to life. His first creation, Stitch Head, has long been … OL20054027W
God's fool God's fool Mark Slouka "Born attached at the chest, Chang and Eng were considered a marvel, an omen, an act of God, evidence of His glory or proof of His wrath. Uniquely cursed, enslaved to one another for life, they were … OL2749277W
Geek love Geek love Katherine Dunn Here is the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities (with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioiso… OL4286640W
Bringing Ezra back Bringing Ezra back Cynthia C. DeFelice In the mid-1800s, twelve-year-old Nathan journeys from his farm on the Ohio frontier to Western Pennsylvania to rescue a friend held captive by the owners of a freak show. OL504731W
Chang and Eng Chang and Eng Darin Strauss Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins, were born on the Mekong River in Siam in the 19th century. In this interpretation of their story, Eng looks back on their life in the hours after his brothe… OL52962W
Cirque Du Freak #7 Cirque Du Freak #7 Darren Shan The pursuit begins...Darren Shan, the Vampire Prince, leaves Vampire Mountain on a life or death mission.As part of an elite force, Darren searches the world for the Vampaneze Lord. But the road ahea… OL5727096W
The Vampire Prince (Cirque Du Freak #6) The Vampire Prince (Cirque Du Freak #6) Darren Shan Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan -- Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince, or is this t… OL5727115W
Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak #11) Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak #11) Darren Shan Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night..… OL5727118W
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan #3) Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan #3) Darren Shan Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses, drained of blood, are discovered, Darren and Evra are comp… OL5727121W
A Living Nightmare... (Cirque Du Freak #1) A Living Nightmare... (Cirque Du Freak #1) Darren Shan As Darren faces the final showdown with his archenemy, Steve Leopard, he seeks a way to trick destiny and avoid the requirement that one of them die and the other become Lord of the Shadows, fated to… OL5727123W
The showman and the slave The showman and the slave Benjamin Reiss "In this compelling story about one of the nineteenth century's most famous Americans, Benjamin Reiss uses P. T. Barnum's Joice Heth hoax to examine the contours of race relations in the antebellum N… OL6210530W
Come back, Paddy Riley Come back, Paddy Riley Carol Birch A love story about a woman torn between love for her husband and lust for another man. From the author of LITTLE SISTER. OL921753W