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Howard, J. J.

That Time I Joined the Circus

262 pp. | Scholastic/Point | April, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-43381-5 $17.99
(4) YA When NYC prep school senior Lexi's father dies, leaving her broke, she heads to Florida in search of her circus-employee mother. Though her mom isn't there, Lexi finds an unexpected new home. The novel's structure--chapters that alternate between Lexi's previous life in New York and her time in the circus--is compelling but information is not always smoothly integrated.
Reviewer: Allison Cole

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