abigailbat 's review for:

Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley

3.0

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This is a really nice fantasy book about the possibility of magic in our world and the importance of believing in it. I especially liked how Beasley blends together the magic of the circus with the reality of life - the changes that Micah is facing now that his grandfather's life is coming to an end and Jenny's difficulty in accepting that magic could possibly be real. I felt that some of the characters were a little too one-dimensional (Aunt Gertrudis and Victoria, in particular), but this is a book I look forward to sharing widely with young readers.