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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
By her fourteenth birthday, Babe Killingsworth measures 6ʹ9ʺ and weighs 342 pounds. In 1896, what other options does a giant have but to join a carnival? Her only real talent is handling animals: Critters is folks to me.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The trouble-free lives of the disabled residents of Liven in China are disrupted when a money-hungry county official convinces them to start a traveling freak show so that he can use the proceeds to buy the embalmed corpse of Lenin.
Author
Series
Cirque du Freak the manga volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In a story told in graphic novel format, best friends Darren and Steve visit a mysterious freak show known as the Cirque du Freak, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
Author
Series
Cirque du Freak the manga volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Accompanying his master, Mr. Crepsley, on a trip to the city, half-vampire Darren Shan is ready to enjoy a pleasant holiday away from the Cirque du Freak with his friend Evra. But when he learns of a string of grisly murders whose victims have been drained of blood, Darren begins to suspect that his mentor may be involved. Has Mr. Crepsley crossed the line, or could it be that some creature more fearsome than a vampire haunts the city's streets?"--Publisher's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
Español
Description
"Cuando un circo de bichos raros llega a la ciudad, Darren Shan y su mejor amigo, Steve Leopard, consiguen entradas y van juntos a verlo. Se encuentran con un vampiro y con una araña mortífera. Es genial pero lo más raro ocurre después de la función."--Publisher's description.
Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
Author
Series
Cirque du Freak the manga volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
Author
Series
Cirque du Freak the manga volume 12
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Visiting his hometown with the Cirque Du Freak, Darren falls into a vampaneze trap and is shot with a bowgun by Steve's son, Darius. Saved by the vampirites, Darren is reunited with his friends, but another enemy attack leads to Evra's son, Shancus', abduction. With Darius held hostage in order to strike a deal, Darren witnesses the horrible sight of Steve murdering Shancus. And to make things worse, Darius is Darren's nephew!
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