Delphinium spends her tenth birthday aboard a traveling space circus, fighting against the dark forces who are bent on stamping out fun.

Related: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), New Zealand

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• ISBN: 9780670857364
• Author: Mahy, Margaret
• Illustrator: Smith, Wendy
• Published: 1994, Viking Juvenile
• Themes: Birthday, Circus, dark force, Travel
• Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), New Zealand
• No. of pages: 192