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1866. In a coastal village in southern England, Nell picks violets for
a living. Set apart by her community because of the birthmarks that
speckle her skin, Nell’s world is her beloved brother and devotion to
the sea.
But when Jasper Jupiter’s Circus of Wonders arrives in the village,
Nell is kidnapped. Her father has sold her, promising Jasper Jupiter
his very own leopard girl. It is the greatest betrayal of Nell's life,
but as her fame grows, and she finds friendship with the other
performers and Jasper’s gentle brother Toby, she begins to wonder if
joining the show is the best thing that has ever happened to her.
In London, newspapers describe Nell as the eighth wonder of the world.
Figurines are cast in her image, and crowds rush to watch her soar
through the air. But who gets to tell Nell’s story? What happens when
her fame threatens to eclipse that of the showman who bought her? And
as she falls in love with Toby, can he detach himself from his past and
the terrible secret that binds him to his brother?
Moving from the pleasure gardens of Victorian London to the
battle-scarred plains of the Crimea, Circus of Wonders is an
astonishing story about power and ownership, fame and the threat of
invisibility.
Help the Great Easter Bunny get her chocolate power back! A new
edition of the egg-cellent search-and-find book, now with over 680
things to spot, a new scene to search and three new characters.
It's a tragedy! The wondrous Golden Egg, the source of the Great
Easter Bunny's chocolate power, has disappeared. Without it, there
will be no chocolate for Easter. But Tabatha Hopkins is on the
case. Help her find the Golden Egg and save Easter! Includes over
50 things to spot in every scene, from cupcakes and carrots to
polar bears and Easter eggs Gold foil cover Other titles in the
series: Where's Santa's Elf?
By the end of America s Golden Age of Magic, Chicago had taken
center stage in front of an American audience drawn to the craft by
the likes of Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston. Cashing in on a
craze that rivaled big-band mania, magic shops and clubs sprang up
everywhere across the Windy City, packed in customers and put down
roots. Over the last century, for example, Magic, Inc. has
outfitted magicians from Harry Blackstone Sr. to Penn and Teller to
David Copperfield. Magic was an integral part of Chicago s culture,
from its earliest venture into live television to the card sharps
and hucksters lurking in its amusement parks and pool halls. David
Witter keeps track of the shell game of Chicago s fascinating magic
history from its vaudeville circuit to its contemporary resurgence.
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