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22) Unhappy Hooligan
Author
Series
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A newspaperman investigates the strange case of a murdered society clown Howie Rook does not care for the police. After a long career in newspapers, he has seen too many cases loused up by unimaginative detectives to have any faith in by-the-book investigation. Recently retired, he spends his leisure hours writing letters to the editor regarding police stupidity. He's so good at pointing out the department's screw-ups that it has decided to reach...
23) Dumbo
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep… When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies...
Author
Series
Cam Jansen adventure volume 7
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2004, c1983
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help find a pick-pocket at the circus.
26) Pegasus: a novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Late 1930's Germany: Best friends Alex von Hemmerle and Nicolas von Bingen, titled childhood friends with neighboring estates, are witnessing the rise of Nazism when Nick's father reveals the long-buried secret of his son's partial Jewish ancestry. Warned by highly placed friends to flee, the only treasures Nick and his sons can take are two dazzling Lipizzaner horses, gifts from Alex. These powerful and majestic creatures become their ticket to...
27) The circus scare
Author
Series
Nancy Drew and the clue crew volume 7
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2010, c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nancy Drew and her friends Bess and George decide to investigate when they notice a lot of the performers with the circus are missing costume pieces and props.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Miss Bindergarten's kindergarten puts on a circus, handling everything from building the sets to performing the numbers. Colored text emphasizes the letters of the alphabet in order.
Author
Series
Publisher
Splinter
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl and a shape-shifting tiger find romance, adventure, and a dangerous quest in this New York Times bestselling fantasy series debut.
When Oregon teenager Kelsey Hayes took a summer job with a local circus, she expected to make some extra money. She never thought she'd be heading to India with a mysterious white tiger named Ren-or trying to break a 300-year-old Indian curse. But that's exactly what happened.
Now she's face-to-face...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1930, and Birdie William's life has crashed along with the stock market. Her father's bank has failed, and worse, he's disappeared along with his Jenny biplane. When Birdie sees a leaflet for a barnstorming circus with a picture of Dad's plane on it, she goes to Coney Island in search of answers. The barnstorming circus has lady pilots, daredevil stuntmen, fire-spinners, and wing walkers, and Birdie is instantly enchanted--especially with a girl...
37) The Clown Show
Author
Language
English
Description
The clown entertains us with tricks that surprise us, delights and deceives us and makes us wonder what makes the tricks work. Behind the funny clothes, pointy shoes and crooked hat, the clown is a real person who works very hard to bring fun into our lives, even if this is for a brief time. But who is this clown? Is the clown a he or a she, fat or thin, old or young, pink or brown?
This is a story for little children who are just starting to understand...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Mille merveilles sont réunies sous un magnifique chapiteau à l'ancienne : une Acrobate Agile, un Élégant Équilibriste, des Jumelles Jongleuses, un Trio de Trapézistes et même un Zébu qui joue avec zèle! Dans la grande tradition des abécédaires, les 26 lettres de l'alphabet tourbillonnent sur la piste de ce magnifique chapiteau et promettent, sous la baguette du Monsieur Loyal, plein de découvertes aux petits comme aux grands.
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