{"product_id":"paloma-joins-the-circus-9798765683217","title":"Paloma Joins the Circus","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA story of following your dreams and growing into new ones, of finding home in the people around you, and of creating something beautiful through hard work and perseverance.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Paloma comes from \"circus people\"―a family of performers traveling around Texas with la carpa, a Mexican American tent show. She dreams of becoming a tightrope walker, like her mother was, but her father forbids it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1939, Paloma travels with the circus to help with chores. She hatches a plan to show her father that she has what it takes to join as a permanent performer. While secretly training to walk the high wire, she forges powerful bonds with other circus members. But she also discovers circus life isn't all glamour, and she must decide if la carpa is where she's truly meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765683217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lupe Ruiz-Flores","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679650443445,"sku":"9798765683217","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paloma-joins-the-circus-9798765683217","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}