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Long Road to the Circus

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES

The story of a girl who rides an ostrich straight to her dreams from the award-winning writer and librarian Betsy Bird, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Small.
 
"[A] charming, wacky novel." -The New York Times

Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles is tired of summers filled with chores on her family farm in Burr Oak, Michigan, and desperate to see the world. When her wayward uncle moves back home to the farm, only to skip his chores every morning for mysterious reasons, Suzy decides to find out what he's up to once and for all. And that's when she meets legendary former circus queen Madame Marantette and her ostriches. Before long, Suzy finds herself caught-up in the fast-paced, hilarious world of ostrich riding, a rollicking adventure that just might be her ticket out of Burr Oak.

"Beautifully told by one of our best librarians." -Jon Scieszka, First National Ambassador of Young People's Literature

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780593303986
Publication date: 5th October 2021
Author: Betsy Bird
Illustrator: David Small
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 256 pages
Genres: Animal Stories
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds
Drama / Performing Arts
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction