‘Circus Shoes’ by Noel Streatfeild

ISBN: 978-1-903-25225-3.

'"Santa and Peter both looked round them. At the big top. At the tents. They heard all down the line of caravans talk and laughter in perhaps five different languages. They heard a short hoarse bark. They heard deep roars. Santa looked at Perer. They both began to laugh. It was so unlike any world they had ever dreamed of." Peter and Santa are runaways - and orphans. Desperate at the dreadful prospect of life in separate orphanages, they escape to the circus - to find their only living relative, Gus, the circus clown. Gus lets them know straightaway that he'll keep them only if they agree to work harder than they've ever worked in their lives. So the children plunge straight into circus life - and discover that the world of the circus is not only exciting but serious, too. And they have to fight hard to belong. Noel Streatfeild 'tented' with the circus for several seasons before writing Circus Shoes, a Carnegie Medal Winner, and an enduring favourite.’

314 pages.

This edition published in 2006 by Jane Nissen Books.

Paperback.

In very good condition - some shelf wear along edges and corners of book cover (shown in photos); no markings inside book, and front and back cover of book and book’s spine / binding in very good condition.

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