Ned’s Circus of Marvels (Ned’s Circus of Marvels, Book 1)

Ned’s Circus of Marvels (Ned’s Circus of Marvels, Book 1)
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9780008124533
ISBN-13 : 0008124531
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Ned’s Circus of Marvels (Ned’s Circus of Marvels, Book 1) by : Justin Fisher

From exciting debut author, Justin Fisher, comes this rip-roaring, page-turning new magical adventure. Perfect for fans of House of Secrets.

The Gold Thief (Ned’s Circus of Marvels, Book 2)

The Gold Thief (Ned’s Circus of Marvels, Book 2)
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9780008124564
ISBN-13 : 0008124566
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Gold Thief (Ned’s Circus of Marvels, Book 2) by : Justin Fisher

Ned and the magical Circus of Marvels are back in a second rip-roaring, page-turning adventure!

Church of Marvels

Church of Marvels
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9780062367570
ISBN-13 : 0062367579
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Church of Marvels by : Leslie Parry

A ravishing first novel, set in vibrant, tumultuous turn-of-the-century New York City, where the lives of four outsiders become entwined, bringing irrevocable change to them all. New York, 1895. Sylvan Threadgill, a night soiler cleaning out the privies behind the tenement houses, finds an abandoned newborn baby in the muck. An orphan himself, Sylvan rescues the child, determined to find where she belongs. Odile Church and her beautiful sister, Belle, were raised amid the applause and magical pageantry of The Church of Marvels, their mother’s spectacular Coney Island sideshow. But the Church has burnt to the ground, their mother dead in its ashes. Now Belle, the family’s star, has vanished into the bowels of Manhattan, leaving Odile alone and desperate to find her. A young woman named Alphie awakens to find herself trapped across the river in Blackwell’s Lunatic Asylum—sure that her imprisonment is a ruse by her husband’s vile, overbearing mother. On the ward she meets another young woman of ethereal beauty who does not speak, a girl with an extraordinary talent that might save them both. As these strangers’ lives become increasingly connected, their stories and secrets unfold. Moving from the Coney Island seashore to the tenement-studded streets of the Lower East Side, a spectacular human circus to a brutal, terrifying asylum, Church of Marvels takes readers back to turn-of-the-century New York—a city of hardship and dreams, love and loneliness, hope and danger. In magnetic, luminous prose, Leslie Parry offers a richly atmospheric vision of the past in a narrative of astonishing beauty, full of wondrous enchantments, a marvelous debut that will leave readers breathless.

The Darkening King

The Darkening King
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Publisher : HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 0008262225
ISBN-13 : 9780008262228
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Darkening King by : Justin Fisher

Ned and the magical Circus of Marvels are back in a third rip-roaring, page-turning adventure! The Armstrongs are both predator and prey, hunting for clues to help them fight the Darkening-King, while constantly watching their backs. This time it's not just the world of the Hidden searching for them: the Josser world is intent on capturing the family too. Leading the search is the curious Mr Fox and his agents in grey, and they've found an ally who knows Ned's every move. As the world of the Hidden begins to fall apart, its horde of Demons and Darklings threatens to spill out of the shadows at any moment. With his trusty mouse and Familiar, Lucy and George, Ned must travel from the snow-swept forests of Siberia to the cliffs of Dover in a desperate attempt to rally allies for a final stand. Fearsome enemies will become allies and old allies enemies, as Ned prepares himself for the final battle.

I Want My Hat Back

I Want My Hat Back
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Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 41
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ISBN-10 : 9780763696757
ISBN-13 : 0763696757
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis I Want My Hat Back by : Jon Klassen

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011! A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. Features an audio read-along! The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear’s memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor-- and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke.

The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times

The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times
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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9780316508407
ISBN-13 : 0316508403
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times by : Cressida Cowell

From the author of How to Train Your Dragon: Two young heroes fight to save their beloved homes in the next thrilling installment of the internationally bestselling Wizards of Once series. Xar and Wish are heroes with a huge task ahead -- confronting the Nuckalavee is not for the fainthearted. But with Magic and Iron together, they might just have a chance of saving their beloved homes from those who seek to destroy everything they hold dear. The third electrifying book in The Wizards of Once series fizzes with magic and introduces us to a host of glorious new characters: bears and piskies and magical pins and needles to name but a few. Beloved bestselling author Cressida Cowell once again brings her trademark wit and stunning combination of action, adventure, humor, and incredible artwork to this epic new adventure, sure to transport and enchant readers. Stunningly written, magnificent in scope, hilarious and thrilling, Knock Three Times immerses you in a world you won't ever wish to leave.

The Electric Woman

The Electric Woman
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780374717025
ISBN-13 : 0374717028
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Electric Woman by : Tessa Fontaine

A New York Times Editors' Choice; A Southern Living Best Book of 2018; An Amazon Editors' Best Book of 2018; A Refinery29 Best Book of 2018; A New York Post Most Unforgettable Book of 2018 "Fascinating." —Vogue “This is the story of a daughter and her mother. It’s also a memoir, a love story, and a tale of high-flying stunts . . . An adventure toward and through fear.” —Southern Living Tessa Fontaine’s astonishing memoir of pushing past fear, The Electric Woman, follows the author on a life-affirming journey of loss and self-discovery—through her time on the road with the last traveling American sideshow and her relationship with an adventurous, spirited mother. Turns out, one lesson applies to living through illness, keeping the show on the road, letting go of the person you love most, and eating fire: The trick is there is no trick. You eat fire by eating fire. Two journeys—a daughter’s and a mother’s—bear witness to this lesson in The Electric Woman. For three years Tessa Fontaine lived in a constant state of emergency as her mother battled stroke after stroke. But hospitals, wheelchairs, and loss of language couldn’t hold back such a woman; she and her husband would see Italy together, come what may. Thus Fontaine became free to follow her own piper, a literal giant inviting her to “come play” in the World of Wonders, America’s last traveling sideshow. How could she resist? Transformed into an escape artist, a snake charmer, and a high-voltage Electra, Fontaine witnessed the marvels of carnival life: intense camaraderie and heartbreak, the guilty thrill of hard-earned cash exchanged for a peek into the impossible, and, most marvelous of all, the stories carnival folks tell about themselves. Through these, Fontaine trained her body to ignore fear and learned how to keep her heart open in the face of loss. A story for anyone who has ever imagined running away with the circus, wanted to be someone else, or wanted a loved one to live forever, The Electric Woman is ultimately about death-defying acts of all kinds, especially that ever constant: good old-fashioned unconditional love.

Freaks

Freaks
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9781439115664
ISBN-13 : 1439115664
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Freaks by : Annette Curtis Klause

If this is a dream, why does she seem so real? Though Abel Dandy was born to circus performers and grew up in a troupe of odd and inexplicable people, he has never felt limited by his normalcy--until now. Realizing he'll never be more amazing than the talented oddities around him, Abel can only dream of living a life richer than his own. But in his dreams a mysterious woman beckons him, calling him passionately by a name he doesn't know and speaking in a language he's never heard, but fully understands. Compelled by these visions and yearning to be more than ordinary, Abel embarks on a journey more frightening and wondrous than he ever imagined....

Circus Mirandus

Circus Mirandus
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Publisher : Scholastic UK
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781910002582
ISBN-13 : 1910002585
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Circus Mirandus by : Cassie Beasley

Micah's grandfather is gravely ill. He tells his grandson about a mysterious magic circus he visited as a boy, where he was promised a miracle by a man who can bend light. Micah is determined to find out the truth of the Circus Mirandus before it's too late, but he'll have to wrestle with giant white tigers - and his wicked aunt - along the way.

The Emerald Circus

The Emerald Circus
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Publisher : Tachyon Publications
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781616962753
ISBN-13 : 1616962755
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis The Emerald Circus by : Jane Yolen

2018 World Fantasy Award winner “The best book I’ve read in a long time.” —Brandon Sanderson, author of Mistborn Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. In Jane Yolen’s first full collection in more than ten years discover new and uncollected tales of beloved characters, literary legends, and much more. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe’s young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Alice’s wicked nemesis has jaws and claws but really needs a sense of humor. Enter the Emerald Circus and be astonished by the transformations within. -- Jane Yolen