Animal Circus

In the animated tale 'Circus Animals,' an unlikely band of circus animals joins forces in an epic adventure in New Orleans to save a lioness and her cub from the clutches of evil carnival workers. Set within the dazzling yet deceptive circus world, where the line between spectacle and exploitation blurs, this story highlights the dark undercurrents of animal mistreatment hidden beneath the sparkle of entertainment. Unlike their callous ringmaster, these animals demonstrate an extraordinary capacity for empathy and unity.

Fans of Big Fish, Peter Pan, and Roald Dahl will fall in love with Circus Mirandus, which celebrates the power of seeing magic in the world. Do you believe in magic? Micah Tuttle does. Even though his awful Great-Aunt Gertrudis doesn’t approve, Micah believes in the stories his dying Grandpa...

Why we think it’s a great listen: Some books are meant to be read; others are meant to be heard – Water for Elephants falls into the second group, and is one of the best examples we have of how a powerful performance enhances a great story. Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.

Spring is in the air, and lots of things are growing—including the Room 26 family! Signs of spring are very exciting to everyone at Longfellow School. Mrs. Brisbane's class has seen flowers poking out of snow and baby birds hatching, and Just-Joey even brought in tadpoles that are growing into...

The big dog hits the big top and this is no time for clowning around. Clifford needs to save the circus and rescue Emily Elizabeth.

This collection of three titles from one of America's bestselling authors is available at a special value price. Fine Things Bernie Fine had everything, even what he wanted most, a family. Unfortunately, tragedy strikes and he has to rebuild his life, care for his children and cope with his own...

“Les Standiford takes us under the big top and behind the curtain in this richly researched and thoroughly engaging narrative that captures all of the entrepreneurial intrigue and spirit of the American circus.” —Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Devil in the Grove Millions...

The circus is coming to Turtle Cove—and the Garrison twins are bracing for the chaos! Lily is enchanted by the magic and excitement. Grace? Not so much. But business is booming at the Willowrose Inn as performers roll into town, including the charismatic Ringmaster and Hypnotist, Rex Volante, and the enigmatic Madam Selene, a traveling psychic with a flair for the dramatic. On opening night, the twins receive an exclusive invitation to a private garden tent reading with Madam Selene. But before the crystal ball can clear… the psychic collapses, dead on the spot. With their curious ...

First Place in 2016 ROYAL PALM LITERARY AWARDS!!! Maximilian and Leroy are two circus mice cousins who think they’ve got it made in the shade at the old, shuttered Farnsworth Circus Museum. There are no dogs around, there’s a safe path to the full pantry in the old house, and the barn is full of dry hay and old circus wagons to hang out in.But when a new generation of Farnsworths move in, things start to shake up. And when eight-year-old Lucy Farnsworth brings home a tiny rescue kitten and hides him in the barn because her dad is allergic to cats, Max and Leroy need to think fast if ...

A travelling circus, magical creatures, and a journey to the edge of the world await in the thrilling follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment! At Circus Astra, Elio helps his father look after "tangles"—magical creatures woven together...

By the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,000 living in the West. Their origins were disparate, although they included many Anglo-Americans. A good number hailed from wilderness regions of Kentucky and Virginia and throughout the newly purchased Louisiana Territory, which occupied the entire central section of the continent. French Canadians traveled from the north to work in the fur trade, while Creole-Europeans represented approximately 15 percent of the men known to be living the isolated mountain life.

Pi Steely’s life is a circus. Literally. As business manager for a mostly animal-free traveling show, she’s used to the unexpected. She lives year round with acrobats, trapeze artists, a performing dog, and her uncle the ringmaster. Their latest stop is a town on the California coast which should be a quick in and out, but when Pi’s soul mate turns up unexpectedly married and a body is discovered near the big top, the Steely Circus is plunged into chaos. Who among her dear traveling companions is a murderer? What’s the dark secret from the past that’s casting a murderous shadow ...

Abbott Elementary, but make it magical: from the beloved Tanya Huff comes a new cozy fantasy novel perfect for fans of The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association At the High School for Magical Arts, the teachers are dismayed at the rise of a Hero…because it means a Villain isn’t...

Bloomsbury presents The Red Mouth by Sheila Armstrong, read by Aoife McMahon 'An absolute tour de force ... One of the most powerful writers at work today' COLIN WALSH 'When the book burners knock on your door, this is one to hide in the flour barrel' ANNIE PROULX 'I’ll read almost anything in...

Believing he’s destined to become the greatest lycanthrope ever, Chad becomes increasingly frustrated by his inability to change his inner animal. After a meeting with a girl Chad has known for most of his life, he learns about Sage, a guru-like lycanthrope who can change into a variety of animals residing in Las Vegas. To gain support from his friends and permission from his parents, he suggests a road trip to Vegas to attend a high-profile gaming convention. Thanks to questionable choices along the way, Chad and his friends have a run-in with a biker gang followed quickly by a fight ...

Learn all about opposites at the circus with the elephant duo Eddie and Ellie. These curious elephants explore the world around them together, but somehow always end up liking opposite things!

In the tradition of award-winning, illustrated novels Pax and The One and Only Ivan, Long Road to the Circus is a girl-empowering, funny, and fast-paced historical adventure by award-winning writer and librarian Betsy Bird. Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles is tired of summers filled with chores on...

The traveling Medici Bros. Circus is made up of a ragtag group. There’s Miss Atlantis, the resident mermaid, who is trying to find her voice. And Rongo, a strongman juggling more duties than he can keep track of. There’s also a brokenhearted family in need of some healing: Holt—a former...

A vibrant and enchanting debut novel about an orphan girl who discovers a magical circus, perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill and Rebecca Stead! Maddy Adriana knows that magic is real. All her life, her heart has pulled her towards things too perfect to be ordinary. One day, that tug leads her to...

Three generations (grandmother, mother, son) of polar bears are famous as both circus performers and writers in East Germany. They are polar bears who move in human society, stars of the ring and of the literary world. In chapter one, the grandmother matriarch in the Soviet Union accidentally writes a best-selling autobiography.