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A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...

Hanging around a traveling carnival, Stan Carlisle develops a mentalist act which gradually leads to his ruin.

A child describes the wonderful sights at a circus.

"1, 2, 3 and more circus performers give an amazing show. Watch them in the ring, on the high wire, on their bikes, and on the flying trapeze. Step right up and count with us!"--Back cover.

Leaping lizards, marching snakes, a bear on the high wire, and others perform in a somewhat unusual circus.

Everyone loves a parade, and a circus parade is something to behold. From giant elephants to tiny dancing dogs, a circus parade brings crowds from all over.

Their name is synonymous with the American circus. But long before there were dramatic acrobatics, exotic animals, and special effects, the Ringling Brothers circus consisted of an all-Ringling cast of two dancers, two musicians, and one singer. The Wisconsin-born Ringling brothers grew up in an era when the circus's arrival in town triggered an unofficial holiday. Five of the seven brothers, Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John, were drawn to...

The Sweet Potato Circus is in trouble, and Louise and her best friend, Stella, will do anything to save their circus--even if it means joining forces with their sworn enemy, Ferret-breath Fernando.

As the heir to the great estate comes home at last, Meridon knows she does not belong in the dirty, vagabond life of a gypsy bareback rider. The half-remembered vision of another life burns in her heart, even as her beloved sister, Dandy, risks everything for their future. Alone, Meridon follows the urgings of her dream, riding in the moonlight past the rusted gates, up the winding drive to a house'clutching the golden clasp of the necklace that was...