Jenny is a girl who likes facts and specs, and Circus Mirandus conspicuously lacks both. But he’ll need help, and (miraculously, we might say) soon finds it in Jenny Mendoza, a new girl at school. Somehow he must find Circus Maximus and the Lightbender and make sure Grandpa gets his miracle. ” When a discouraging reply is delivered by a self-important parrot named Chintzy, Micah knows he has to take action. To the Lightbender: “You promised me a miracle. could it be that Circus Mirandus is the true reality? Grandpa definitely believes in it-in fact, he’s written a letter to someone there. Is Micah waking up to reality after a dreamlike childhood fed by his Grandpa’s fanciful stories of the “Circus Mirandus” he visited as a boy? Or. Which would leave Micah in the care of Great-aunt Gertrudis, who is as devoid of humor and sympathy as a dead fish. Micah Tuttle is swiftly approaching a crisis: Grandpa Ephraim, who raised him from toddlerhood, is so sick that his sister has come all the way from Arizona to take care of him. Dial, 2015, 304 pagesīottom Line: Circus Mirandus, a magical tale for middle-graders, avoids sentimentality and can easily be adapted to a Christian understanding of the Kingdom.
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