Miles Wednesday is an escaped orphan who lives in a barrel on a hillside of the town of Larde. On the day the Circus Oscuro comes to town and he meets a tiger, his life changes for ever. The circus owner and villain of the book, the moustachioed Great Cortardo has a plot to control the people of Larde through laughter at the Palace of Laughter. Sinister indeed!A great adventure with a winged Song Angel, Little and a host of bizaare characters makes this a lively adventure/ fantasy with appeal to middle school children.
This is Jon Berkeley's first novel and he has a great love of words, but probably uses too many of them in this story. However his wit is brilliant and eccentric, and this makes you keep reading it.
Highly recommended for lovers of fantasy.
Pub. HarperCollins Children’s Books
Reviewed by Bob
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