A child's teeth must be brushed, hair combed, and bed made before going to the circus.

Serafleana loves to jump, and when her family joins the traveling acrobatic troupe the Fleatastics, she dreams of having her own act. But her family wants her to be part of their parasite pyramid, and nobody gives small Serafleana the chance to show how high she can soar. Then one day, their host dog goes wild, and Serafleana finally gets the chance to prove what she can do.

Fifth-grader Cam's scatterbrained aunt is always loosing things, but when Aunt Molly can't find her wallet at the circus, Cam's sure there's a thief under the big top.

Seventeen-year-old Victoria escapes an abusive father by joining the VanDrexel Family Circus in 1965, and fifty years later her writings guide her granddaughter, sixteen-year-old Callie, in facing the uncharted waters of public high school.

Beaked. Feathered. Monstrous. Avita was born to be a star. Her tent sells out nightly, and every performance incites bloodcurdling screams. She's the most lucrative circus act from Texas to Tacoma, the crown jewel of the Family Fortuna, and Avita feeds on the shrieks, the gasps, the fear. But when a handsome young artist arrives to create posters of the performers, she's appalled by his rendering of Bird Girl. Is that all he sees? A hideous monster--all...

When Freddie gets a job at the circus to help his family financially, he is surprised--and frightened--to learn he will be the understudy for some of the acts.

"A girl is excited when the circus comes to town, but her family on the farm is too busy with chores to enjoy it"-- Provided by publisher.

Harold goes for an adventurous walk on a tightrope and through a circus with his purple crayon.

Tom tells all about his bicycle, his ride to work past trucks, cars, and even elephants, and his work as a circus performer.