Theme: Circus

The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

Aurelie Bonhoffen, who has grown up in the circus, discovers a remarkable family secret on her twelfth birthday that may help in dealing with a sinister man who wants to take over her family’s pier.

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Lewis Clowns Around

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

Poor Lewis hates being a puffin. His brother Harris is great at catching fish, flying and doing puffin things, but Lewis just doesn’t fit in. He longs for a different life, far away from the crashing waves and tall cliffs of the Firth of Forth. But what else can a puffin do?Then, ‘Eureka!’ Lewis finds [...]

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Wolven: The Twilight Circus

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

After a summer spent dodging mutant werewolves and mad scientists, Nat Carver and shapeshifter Woody join the Twilight Circus of Illusion and are caught up in a struggle against a black widow vampire and her terrifying hive.

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Secret Heart

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

Living with his mother in a small village on the edge of the suburbs, shy, often inarticulate, Joe Maloney frequently dreams of a beautiful, elusive tiger whose significance begins to be clear after he befriends a young trapeze artist who comes to town with a shabby traveling circus.

Descriptors: England (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Great Bear

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

Once there was a dancing circus bear who spent her days in a cold, hard cage. Each night she was led to the town square, where acrobats, trapeze artists, and clowns performed for a boisterous crowd. The bear performed, too, year in and year out, lifting her feet and swaying to the music of trumpets, [...]

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Belladonna

By Book Importer | Published: June 15, 2011

A lyrical coming-of-age story about a boy, a girl, and a horse – and how a chance encounter can lead to a life of intrigue and learning, a life beyond imagining. When Thomas Rose first spots the girl hidden by the roadside, she looks as drab as a lark, with only her red kerchief giving [...]

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Wink! The Ninja Who Wanted to Be Noticed

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

The happiest day of Wink’s life was when he was accepted to the Summer Moon School for Young Ninjas. He is sure that he will be a great ninja. Silence is the first lesson and everyone is very very silent except for Wink. Stealth is the second lesson and everyone is very very stealthy except [...]

Descriptors: Fantasy, Fiction, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Polo and the Magician!

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Polo’s life is never boring. In this adventure, a flood carries Polo to a secret island circus where he becomes a world-class tiger-taming magician to the crowd’s delight.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, France, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This series provides a unique new twist on Sherlock Holmes by having him assisted by a band of devoted boys, street urchins who love to solve mysteries, called the Baker Street Irregulars. These boys go everywhere, see everything, overhear everyone undetected.  In this exciting tale, Wiggins, Ozzie, Simon, and the rest–with the aid of Pilar, a [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Stories of Mexico’s Independence Days and Other Bilingual Children’s Fables

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This collection of six bilingual children’s stories takes a regional and historical emphases. Sixteen provides the background of September 16, Mexico’s day of independence from Spain, and places it in a present-day context with which children can easily identify. “The Little General” teaches children about Cinco de Mayo through a young boy who helps save [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9), Short Stories » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment