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Circus Mirandus
by Cassie Beasley
Circus Mirandus is pure magic. Maybe it is because I have read a bunch of not so great books lately, but I loved this one. It is a story filled with hope and potential and love and friendship. It is about acceptance and believing in something even when you are told not to. I want to recommend this one to everyone.
Micah Tuttle has lived with his grandpa Ephraim ever since his parents died. Micah and Ephraim have a really special relationship built around Ephraim's childhood stories about the Circus Mirandus. Now Ephraim is dying and Aunt Gertrudis has come to stay. She doesn't believe in magic or anything frivolous and makes living in the house horrible to bear. Micah is often not allowed to see his grandpa even though he just wants to spend as much time with him as possible.
Micah's one hope is Ephraim's miracle. When Ephraim visited the Circus Mirandus, he made such an impression on the Lightbender that he was offered a miracle. He has never cashed it in, but wants to now. Micah believes the miracle is a cure for his grandpa, but Lightbender's magic can only do so much. Micah and his new friend Jenny find Circus Mirandus and discover the magic is real just as Ephraim said it was. But can Lightbender's miracle give Micah and Ephraim what they really want? What if what they want is not the same thing?
This book was hard to put down. It tugs at your heart. I cheered for Micah when he found the Circus. I wanted to cry with him when Ephraim dies. I also cheered when Jenny finally realized magic was real. My only real complaint was Aunt Gertrudis. All the other characters were so well developed that they seemed real while Aunt Gertrudis was a very one-dimensional villain with no real redeeming qualities. Even when we learned a bit about her backstory nothing changed. I wanted her to have as much of a journey as Micah and Jenny, but that never happened. Still the book is wonderful. I love the thought of Circus Mirandus existing to keep magic alive in children and the thought of a magical circus just sounds amazing.
Micah Tuttle has lived with his grandpa Ephraim ever since his parents died. Micah and Ephraim have a really special relationship built around Ephraim's childhood stories about the Circus Mirandus. Now Ephraim is dying and Aunt Gertrudis has come to stay. She doesn't believe in magic or anything frivolous and makes living in the house horrible to bear. Micah is often not allowed to see his grandpa even though he just wants to spend as much time with him as possible.
Micah's one hope is Ephraim's miracle. When Ephraim visited the Circus Mirandus, he made such an impression on the Lightbender that he was offered a miracle. He has never cashed it in, but wants to now. Micah believes the miracle is a cure for his grandpa, but Lightbender's magic can only do so much. Micah and his new friend Jenny find Circus Mirandus and discover the magic is real just as Ephraim said it was. But can Lightbender's miracle give Micah and Ephraim what they really want? What if what they want is not the same thing?
This book was hard to put down. It tugs at your heart. I cheered for Micah when he found the Circus. I wanted to cry with him when Ephraim dies. I also cheered when Jenny finally realized magic was real. My only real complaint was Aunt Gertrudis. All the other characters were so well developed that they seemed real while Aunt Gertrudis was a very one-dimensional villain with no real redeeming qualities. Even when we learned a bit about her backstory nothing changed. I wanted her to have as much of a journey as Micah and Jenny, but that never happened. Still the book is wonderful. I love the thought of Circus Mirandus existing to keep magic alive in children and the thought of a magical circus just sounds amazing.