![]() ![]() To see a trailer for The Floating Circus, click here. Served with complimentary steam, hay bales extra. Loads of good luck floating your way today, Tracie! After all, summer is the perfect time for a circus. After you’ve sipped and slurped your congratulations, run to the nearest brick and mortar store, or click through to your favorite online bookseller. Today, especially in Tracie’s honor, we’re serving soup in Owen’s wool cap. ![]() This novel, appropriate for ages 9-12, promises excitement, adventure, and a unique glimpse into circus history. It’s fascinating to imagine a specially constructed steamboat with 2000 seats aboard. The Floating Circus was inspired by the real-life Spalding and Rogers Floating Palace. Loyalty and mettle are put to the test due to a devastating storm, a brush with yellow-fever, and the threat of slave catchers. In time, Owen learns that the seemingly rag tag group of misfits he works with are really just loners like himself. Owen finds himself aboard a circus boat called the River Palace, and before he knows what hit him, he’s helping a free black man named Solomon take care of all the animals. Twelve-year-old orphan, Owen, decides to run away in order to give his brother, Zach, a better chance of being adopted. THE FLOATING CIRCUS by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, because today her middle grade novel, The Floating Circus (Bloomsbury, 2008), is officially out! Riding at the top of the paddlewheel is none other than uber-talented author and poet ![]() Ladies and Gentlemen!! The steamboat’s a comin’! ![]()
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