circus performers

During the Depression, drifter Jacob Jankowski joins a traveling circus, cares for its menagerie, and falls in love with the wife of a cruel animal trainer.

Lillia, fifteen, flees Warsaw with her father and baby sister in 1940 to try to make a new start in Shanghai, China, but the conflict grows more intense as America and Japan become involved.

A dramatic retelling of the life of Edith Piaf, considered one of the great performers of France. Raised in a brothel, taken to work in a circus by her father, and eventually abandoned by her parents, she spent her teen years on the streets. Eventually "rescued" by a crime figure who gives her career a start, she makes her way to international success, despite recurring frailty, illness, wild moods, drug and alcohol problems.

When a theif and his pet monster steal all the world's gold, Ned must use his magical powers and friends to stop them.

"Ned Waddlesworth has always considered his world to be exceptionally ordinary. Until the day he discovers it isn't at all. Because on Ned's thirteenth birthday he discovers that everything magical he's ever read about or imagined is real. And without him, the world will soon be engulfed in monstrous beasts and beings. So with the help of a robot mouse, a girl witch and a flying circus unlike any other, it's up to Ned to swoop in and save the day!"--Back cover.

On the run from the Queen's Dragons and struggling to track down Dessa's missing twin brother, Dessa, Topper, and Fisk inadvertently rescue a prince and find that their actions have placed royal kingdoms and a romance at risk.

An original musical screenplay brings to life the story of P.T. Barnum and his creation of "the greatest show on Earth". Rising from nothing, P.T. sets out to make a better life for his family. His creativity and drive take him on an fantastic journey beyond what he or anyone else could have imagined. In the end he creates a magical experience that will be enjoyed and celebrated by generations to come.

Discusses some of the world's most mind-bending circus acts and the science behind them.

"Discusses some of the world's most death-defying circus acts and the science behind them"--.

"Discusses some of the world's most mystifying circus acts and the science behind them"--Provided by publisher.