High Wire
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1950

High Wire

Written by Charles Ogden · Illustrated by Rick Carton

Book #5 in the Edgar & Ellen series

A mysterious circus arrives at night. Will the twins join and escape their troubles?

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208 pages· ~800L
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Bookroo's summary

When a mysterious circus arrives in Nod's Limbs, mischievous twins Edgar and Ellen find themselves drawn to its strange performers. As they bond with fire-eaters and escape artists, they face a choice: join the circus and evade the looming threat of Heimertz, or stay and confront their fate. In a world of illusions, can they trust what they see?

From the publisher

Step up! Step up! Step up and see such acts of awe and oddity! A bizarre circus creeps into Nod’s Limbs in the dead of night, bringing with it caravans of strange and wonderful entertainers. Edgar and Ellen soon find kindred spirits among the fire-eaters and escape artists. But will the mischievous twins join the circus when it leaves town, and so avoid the wrath of Heimertz? In this topsy-turvy world of smoke and mirrors, nothing is quite what it seems….

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
208
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~800L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.09
F&P level
~S
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
111915
Publication
Published
August 1, 2006
First published
October 10, 1950
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416915003
LCCN
2006007782
OCLC
68785733

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