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284 pp.
| Clarion
| October, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-75268-6$16.99
(4)
4-6
Master Melville's Medicine Show series.
Eleven-year-old Sullivan Mintz is completely average except for his juggling ability. His life is unsatisfactory: he’s either helping his parents run an old-age home or being bullied in school. So is it an improvement when he’s abducted and made to join a traveling circus? Despite flashes of humor and insight, this series debut is cluttered with quirky characters and never quite comes to life.