circus

In 1939, after cruel treatment at her orphanage renders her mute, Lucy runs away and joins the circus, working with the elephants and unaware that the orphanage matrons are hunting for her.

"After Andrea's brother, Francis, disappeared, her world turned upside down. So when she discovers a magical dream world called Reveries in the woods near her home, Andrea jumps at the chance to escape her pain and go inside. But the coast of admission is high: Andrea must give up a memory in order to enter. And she knows exactly which memory she'll choose. Once inside, Andrea discovers tent after tent of drams come alive: she can fly on a gust of wind, brave swashbuckling pirates and search for buried treasure, reach for-- and wish on -- a tangible star, and much, much more. But Andrea soon realizes that not all Reverie's dreams are meant to delight and the Sandman controlling the circus tents seems to have plans of his own. When Andrea finds a tent in which her brother's darkest nightmare has been brought to life she realizes the ominous truth: Reveries is not an escape-- it's a trap"--Jacket flap.

"Meet Ivan the gorilla, Stella the elderly elephant, Bob the stray dog, Ruby the baby elephant, and more, discovering just what makes them so special. Featuring simple text that tells a key moment from the upcoming Disney film, this leveled reader features all-new original art done in a beautiful watercolor palette that's perfect for young readers. The One and Only Ivan: New Friends is a Level One I Can Read, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences."--Publisher description.

Much has been written about P. T. Barnum -- legendary showman, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and one of the most famous nineteenth-century personalities. For those who lived in Barnum's shadow, however, life was complex. P. T. Barnum's two families -- his family at home, including his two wives and his daughters, and his family at work, including Little People, a giantess, an opera singer, and many sideshow entertainers -- suffered greatly from his cruelty and exploitation. Yet, at the same time, some of his performers, such as General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), became wealthy celebrities who were admired and feted by presidents and royalty. In this collection of interlinked stories illustrated with archival photographs, Deborah Noyes digs deep into what is known about the people in Barnum's orbit and imagines their personal lives, putting front and center the complicated joy and pain of what it meant to be one of Barnum's "creatures.".

Eighteen-year-old Harley, dreams of quitting school to join her parents' Las Vegas circus and when they refuse, she joins a rival circus where she must learn hard truths and face consequences.

"A girl is excited when the circus comes to town, but her family on the farm is too busy with chores to enjoy it"--Provided by publisher.

"Cowgirl Dorothy and her horse, Toto, are taking the Yellow Dust Road on the way to the Great Wiz Kid's Emerald Circus of Oz for auditions, and along the way she meets Tinny, Crow, Leo, and Strega West who are also looking to audition--but in the morning Strega has disappeared, along with Dorothy's lucky silver spurs, and Dorothy must summon her inner courage to perform her best at the audition"--OCLC.

"The traveling Medici Bros. circus is made up of a ragtag group. There's Miss Atlantis, the resident mermaid, who is trying to find her voice. And Rongo, a stongman juggling more duties than he can keep track of. There's also a brokenhearted family in need of some healing: Holt -a former Stallion Star and war veteran; his daughter, Milly- a budding scientist with little interest in taking up the family act; and her little brother Joe -a clumsy kid who longs to be in the ring. But everything changes for the circus when a little elephant with a unique talent comes onto the scene. And when the Medici Bros. Circus joins with V. A. Vandevere's elaborate Dreamland, they're all thrown into a new world -one that might not be as ideal as it appears..."--Back cover.

A fourth-grader, whose father is unemployed, sets out to earn the price of a ticket to the circus which she needs to complete the research for an essay about circus elephants.

In this novel written as a collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 180 people, mostly women and children.