A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...

Although at first he plans only to exhibit the Pushmi-pullyu, John Dolittle soon becomes manager of a very special circus.

Fifth-grader Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help find a pickpocket at the circus.

When a crime wave erupts in Washington D.C., WONDER WOMAN investigates and discovers a strange connection between the cases each criminal had recently visited the circus! The AMAZON PRINCESS goes undercover under the Big Top, and she soon learns that the evil DR. PSYCHO has taken over and is brainwashing his audience into committing crimes. If WONDER WOMAN can't stop him, the Capital City will quickly become a three-ring circus.

At school, Olivia tells about her vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.

Ralph, a very, very, nasty cat, finally sees the error of his ways--or does he?

The circus is very cool. The clowns stay in their makeup all day and only go by their clown names. Ray becomes a clown-in-training named Mr. Belly-Bounce. But the longer he's there, the scarier things become. There are whisperings about a place called Clown Street and nobody, including Murder the Clown, wants to go there. Will Ray be able to survive the dark secrets of the circus?

A little elephant uses his enormous ears to become the star of the circus.

A gorilla with flair, Julius makes a great addition to the circus.

A look into the heart of the Cirque du Soleil universe. A 10-year anniversary retrospective made in 1994 highlights the essense of the Cirque du Soleil.