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When the Circus Came to Town

When the Circus Came to Town - Paperback

by Polly Horvath
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Availability:In StockContributor:Polly HorvathAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1999-03-01Pages:144
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)ISBN-13:9780374483678ISBN-10:374483671UPC:9780374483678Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Humorous Stories, Social Themes, Performing ArtsBook Topic:Prejudice & Racism, CircusSize:7.68 x 5.18 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCHGC4EGBC

A hilarious satire on small-town prejudice

It all started with the Halibuts. Then came Elmira Degoochy the snake lady. Then the Flying Gambinis -- all seven of them and their mother. And Mrs. Harrison the fortune-teller, and Mr. Wydel the strongman . . .

These are the new residents of Springfield, the formerly peaceful Midwestern town where up to now young Ivy's life had been pretty uneventful. Ivy becomes fast friends with Alfred Halibut, who is an aspiring writer like herself and the son of a circus publicity manager. She also befriends the other circus people who have moved into town. But many of her neighbors are not feeling kindly about this invasion of strange characters. Tensions somersault into a climactic tangle at the Springfield bake-off. In the midst of hurtling pies, one voice alone can bring peace and tolerance back to the community. When the Circus Came to Town is Polly Horvath's funniest novel to date, packed with vivid exaggeration and slapstick scenarios.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)ISBN-13:9780374483678ISBN-10:374483671UPC:9780374483678Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Humorous Stories, Social Themes, Performing ArtsBook Topic:Prejudice & Racism, CircusSize:7.68 x 5.18 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SCHGC4EGBC

Polly Horvath is the author of many books for young people, including Everything on a Waffle, The Pepins and Their Problems, The Canning Season and The Trolls. Her numerous awards include the Newbery Honor, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Mr. Christie Award, the International White Raven, and the Young Adult Canadian Book of the Year. Horvath grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She attended the Canadian College of Dance in Toronto and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York City. She has taught ballet, waitressed, done temporary typing, and tended babies, but while doing these things she has always also written. Now that her children are in school, she spends the whole day writing, unless she sneaks out to buy groceries, lured away from her desk by the thought of fresh Cheez Whiz. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and two daughters.


Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

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