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Cirque Du Freak
Scholastic Canada Ltd
ISBN 0-7791-1390-X
272 pages
Ages 10+
The freak show was all I could think about that night. I tried forgetting it, but couldn't, not even when
I was watching my favorite TV shows. It sounded so weird: a snake-boy, a wolf-man, a performing spider. I
was especially excited by the spider...
Darren Shan and his two schoolmates are excited when their friend Steve comes across a flyer advertising the
"Cirque Du Freak." The boys pool their money but can only purchase two tickets, so they play a game of
chance to see who will go with Steve. Darren closes his eyes, and almost as if by magic, the ticket floats
into his hand.
Darren and Steve are mesmerized by the fantastic and disturbing show, but when they get caught up in a
deadly trap Darren must make a deal with the only person who can save him. And that person is not human and
only deals in blood...
Cirque du Freak is the compelling saga of a young boy's journey into a dark world of vampires. Filled
with grotesque creatures, murderous vampires, and an unexpected ending, Cirque du Freak will chill,
thrill and leave readers begging for more.
"...compelling...[T]he author mines the exploitative history of early 20th century sideshows to create an
artfully macabre cirque du freak."
— Publishers Weekly
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