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Three thieves

2012
Dessa, Topper and Fisk, still searching for Dessa's missing twin brother, find themselves in a mess after Dessa accidently rescues a prince.

Salem Brownstone

all along the watchtowers
2010
Upon his father's death, Salem inherits a mansion as well as an unfinished battle with creatures from another world, which requires him to seek the help of his guardian familiar and the colorful performers of Dr. Kinoshita's Circus of Unearthly Delights.

Memoirs of a midget

2004
A fictional memoir in which Miss M., a little person, is orphaned, falls in love with an averaged-sized woman, is courted by a little man, becomes a star among London society but comes to realize she has become an amusement, and, seeking money for her independence, allows herself to become a circus attraction.

Three thieves

2011
Seeking shelter from a storm, the three fugitives stop at a roadside inn where a greedy innkeeper plots to turn them in to the queen for a reward, and things get worse when the queen's Dragons arrive.

Circus clowns

2002
Introduces the world of circus clowns and the kind of acts they perform.

American sideshow

an encyclopedia of history's most wondrous and curiously strange performers
2005
Presents a collection of alphabetically arranged entries that profile a range of America's strangest human curiosities, from Tom Thumb and Chang and Eng, to Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged woman, and Prince Randian, the human torso.

Side show

my life with geeks, freaks & vagabonds in the carny trade
2001

The Ordinary acrobat

a journey into the wondrous world of the circus, past and present
2013
The story of a young man's plunge into the world of the circus and his entry into France's most prestigious circus school and a review of circus history right up to the present contemporary circuses, most notably Cirque du Soleil.

Born on the circus

1976
Describes the hard work and excitement of circus life as seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old who performs as juggler, trampoline artist, and horseback rider.

Circus dreams

the making of a circus artist
1990
Text and photographs follow eighteen-year-old Montana Miller's move to France to study with the circus in hopes of becoming a trapeze artist.

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