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  • Age Range: 12 and up
  • Grade Level: 7 and up
  • Lexile Measure: 830 (What's this?)
  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (October 8, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0544104838
  • ISBN-13: 978-0544104839
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsNot Just For YA
By Elizabeth Metz VINE VOICE on January 23, 2012
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Set in a time when the grand American carnival traditions were just starting to wind down, with broke audiences in the dust bowl starting to cynically question everything, _Wonder Show_ does an amazing job of questioning what "normal" actually means. Portia, the imaginative and spirited protagonist, is abandoned by every adult who would be her natural family, leaving her at a home for "wayward girls" that isn't at all what it would seem to be. Her inevitable flight into the world of Mosco's Travelling Wonder Show may just be the one kind of family she needs.

The book is completely engrossing. From the characters to the changing perspectives for each story, it's a book that keeps you on your toes, and teaches just a bit about history while you're spinning. (And I can tell you from personal experience that even the modern freakshows are fairly similar. The lingo survives, even if the days of airstream trailers and ballystages are a thing of the past.)

One caution: If you're a more conservative parent, there *is* a bit of adult themed stuff in here. Suicide, a bit of nudity. Not much more than you'd get on any given night of network television. But it bears mentioning to avoid any awkward questions. It's well-handled and very much in context; however, if you're the type who doesn't let your child see a PG-13 movie, you may want to give it a once-over first.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSimply Magical!
By Amanda Welling on March 20, 2012
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First Impressions: I'm amazed that I was so interested in reading and reviewing this book for one reason only: I hate circuses! They freak me out with all of the scary clowns and I always feel so bad for the animals. I had one crazy experience at a circus when I was little and I'll never go to another one. Ever. For some strange reason though, I really wanted to read this book. The synopsis sounded interesting, I liked another book about circuses (Water for Elephants), but I think what sealed the deal for me was the cover. I'm absolutely in love with the cover. It is so detailed and well done and it looks great on my bookshelves.

First 50 Pages: This isn't a terribly long and drawn out story and it only took me a few hours to finish reading the entire book. I adore the author's writing style. She has a very poetic and lyrical feel to her writing that few writers have. The descriptions in Wonder Show are vivid and complex, especially for a book that is geared to a younger teen. The whole time I was reading, I could picture this book being read in elementary and middle schools as part of their reading curriculum. It had that kind of feel to it, which is saying a lot. I can easily see Wonder Show becoming a classic novel for young readers. This story felt magical to me.

Characters & Plot: The setting for this story is very unusual. I'm so use to reading books that are set in modern times that I really enjoyed the Depression Era setting for Wonder Show. It really made the entire book come to life, and as I said before, the descriptions of the setting and the events were beautifully done.

The plot centers around Portia, a young girl that is full of life and imagination. She is a wonderful storyteller, a gift that she inherited from her family.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsWayward Girl Meets Circus
By J. Blazanin on May 9, 2014
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Portia Remini grows up next door to boisterous relatives who entertain her with their stories. Her mother is long gone, but she can count on her dad, Max, to take care of her. Then one day he leaves her with her Aunt Sophia, who finds Portia too much to handle and drops her off at a home for wayward girls run by Mister, a cold-hearted man who uses the girls to sew uniforms and work in his apple orchard. When things at the home go from bad to worse, Portia rides away on a stolen bicycle and joins the Wonder Show, a traveling carnival of "freaks." As they crisscross the Midwest, she dreams of finding her father in the crowd.

WONDER SHOW is divided into three parts. The first is Portia's life before the carnival, and the second and third are her life at the carnival and beyond. There's nothing wrong with that, but the shift between the first and second parts was abrupt and somewhat jarring. Also, it was hard to keep track of the large cast of characters at the carnival. Still, this novel gives an interesting look into the lives of people who made a living by being different. For lovers of historical fiction and circus stories.
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4.0 out of 5 starsStep right up to see Good and Evil, folks! That's right, like you've never seen them before, only a quarter!
By Monster Alice on February 20, 2015
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Wonder Show is a YA that doesn't read like it means to teach teenagers something they don't want to hear. The story of a girl who seems to lose everything during the journey from child to teen, but escapes the limits of her world to find sanctuary in a very unlikely place, it kept my interest until the end. Ms. Barnaby inserts occasional narratives from characters other than the protagonist, and that keeps things interesting. I wish the conclusion was a little more balanced in length with the lead in, but other than that it was great.
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3.0 out of 5 starsFreakish Wonder
By Myra VINE VOICE on February 1, 2012
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Portia is a storyteller. She takes her favorite tales and makes them her own. Prince Charming marries the Wicked Stepmother and the enchanted princess falls for the villainous wolf. In a story, anything can happen. Portia only wishes that her life were like a story and that someday soon her father would return for her and they would live happily ever after. But if her life is a story, it becomes more like a horror story than a fairytale when her aunt Sophie sends her to live at McGreavey's Home for Wayward Girls. A lifeless, hopeless place, run by the terrible Mister, who will never let them leave again. But then something occurs that launches Portia into action - she runs away and joins the circus. Or more specifically, she finds herself working for the Wonder Show - also known as the freak show. There, normal is weird, and Portia must work to gain acceptance and perhaps even... a family.

I picked up this book because I had recently read The Night Circus (which I absolutely loved and highly recommend). I knew this was going to be different, and I didn't once find myself comparing it to The Night Circus. It is a completely different type of story... one I wasn't particularly fond of. Portia seemed a decent character, but I just couldn't bring myself to care about her. The other characters, the freaks and normals of the Wonder Show, were each different, but I neither cared for nor was particularly interested in any of them. I think that this book does a good job of capturing the Wonder Show and their life behind the scenes, and perhaps that is what threw me off. This book is just not very positive.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn unusual but enjoyable coming of age story

I bought a paperback copy of the book signed by the author at a YA event in Charleston. I was drawn by the cover, the description, and by the author herself as she talked about the... Read more

Published 1 month ago by mjmiles
5.0 out of 5 starsJust the sort of thing I love. Can't wait to see what else Hannah...

Creepy, weird, unusual, with evocative descriptions and lots of POV shifts. Just the sort of thing I love. Can't wait to see what else Hannah Barnaby will do.

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I absolutely loved this book. So much that I wanted to cry when I finished it because I wanted more of its characters so, so much. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Cayla
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Unique characters and relationships!

Published 8 months ago by Janet Slater
3.0 out of 5 starsCircus’s are a recent trend in literature and it’s easy to see why

Circus’s are a recent trend in literature and it’s easy to see why. They captivate the imagination and allow you to step into another world, all while keeping your feet firmly... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Alexandra
5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating

This book was really interesting. No spoilers. Follows the story of a young girl who gets wrapped up in circus life - it's the kind of book that you begin reading at 2pm and don't... Read more

Published 20 months ago by Meg von der Linden
4.0 out of 5 starsDo you love circus history?

Portia runs away from a sinister man called Mister and the Home for Wayward Girls. She seeks asylum with Mosco’s Traveling Wonder Show, and finds a family of sorts. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Sue Heraper
5.0 out of 5 starsDefinitely Worth Reading!

Told with compassion and clarity, this story brings us into the world of Depression-era carnival life, giving the reader a new understanding of what is "freakish" and what... Read more

Published 24 months ago by D. M. Prum
5.0 out of 5 starssurprise find in the library

What a marvelous treasure. Well crafted, thought-filled tale of cast-off lives joined in Americana of the early 1900's in middle America.

Published on April 12, 2014 by Kris D. Hatch
4.0 out of 5 starsWonder Show

Wonder Show is a whimsical and quite freakish historical fiction. There is so much imagination bursting out of all the characters. Read more

Published on January 12, 2014 by Macy Allen

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