The Circus Is In Town

Download or read book When the Circus Came to Town written by Laurence Yep and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-02-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a two-time Newbery Honor author comes a skillfully crafted historical novel of friendship, community, and acceptance. Illustrations.

Download or read book Don't Put Yourself Down in Circus Town written by Frank J. Sileo and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fun book, children will hear how Ringmaster Rick fosters confidence in his fellow circus performers by discouraging self-talk and put-down statements, encouraging them to be persistent and to ask for help, and by focusing on effort not results. With practice and time, they learn to bounce back from mistakes and feel more confident. Includes a “Note to Parents.”

Download or read book The Circus in Winter written by Cathy Day and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005-07-06 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a half century, a small Indiana town hosts a circus troupe during the off-seasons in linked stories “as graceful as any acrobat’s high-wire act” (San Francisco Chronicle). A Story Prize Finalist From 1884 to 1939, the Great Porter Circus made the unlikely choice to winter in an Indiana town called Lima, a place that feels as classic as Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, and as wondrous as a first trip to the Big Top. In Lima, an elephant can change the course of a man's life—or the manner of his death. Jennie Dixianna entices men with her dazzling Spin of Death and keeps them in line with secrets locked in a cedar box. The lonely wife of the show’s manager has each room of her house painted like a sideshow banner, indulging her desperate passion for a young painter. And a former clown seeks consolation from his loveless marriage in his post-circus job at Clown Alley Cleaners. In this collection of linked stories spanning decades, Cathy Day follows the circus people into their everyday lives and brings the greatest show on earth to the page. “[An] exquisite story collection.” —The Washington Post “Often funny, always graceful, and rich with a mix of historical and imaginative detail.” —Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried “Sublimely imaginative and affecting.” —The Boston Globe

Download or read book American Short Story Cycle written by Jennifer J. Smith and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work spans two centuries to tell the history of a genre that includes both major and marginal authors, from Washington Irving through William Faulkner to Jhumpa Lahiri.

Download or read book Remember My Name In Sheboygan - Sheboygan Revisited written by Glenn W. Martin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A few years ago, I went back to my home town to attend my 60-year high school class reunion. The day after the festivities, I took my camera in hand, got in my car, and spent most of the day on a sentimental journey. I drove around the town, remembering what it had been like when I was a boy growing up there many, many years ago. The stories in this book will tell you about the schools and churches I attended, the places where members of my family worked, and places where my friends and I played. You will enjoy the sounds, the smels and the social events of a vibrant community. You will visit the playgrounds and parks and go to picnics and parades. You will go swimming, skating and sliding, and hear about how we kids had fun back then. You will learn about chairs and cheese and other things that were important to the life of our town. My first Sheboygan book was about the people who were an important part of my like when I was a boy; this book is about how those people lived, worked and played. It was a different world back then...one we sometimes wish we could live over again. Welcome back to Sheboygan!

Download or read book The Candidate (Jill Lewis Mysteries Book #3) written by Susan Wales and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigative reporter Jill Lewis has bought her small, hometown newspaper in Delavan, Wisconsin. Now she's torn between two very different men: John, her FBI agent fiancé, and Tommy, the young, charming senator who saved her life. But at least she can count on some peace and quiet as she tries to untangle her heart and make up her mind, right? Wrong. When a scuba-diving accident in Lake Delavan leads her to a remarkable discovery the same day as a top senator's aide is brutally murdered in the same lake, Jill is back in action. But someone wants it all kept quiet. Can she uncover the truth in time? Or has her luck run out?

Download or read book Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path®, 9th written by Martin Hintz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: