Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors
3.0/5
Goodreads

Smoke and Mirrors

Written by K D Halbrook
Hardcover
$16.99
$15.97
8 - 12
Reading age
240
Page count
197
Words per page
780L
Lexile measure
Sep 4, 2018
Publication date

Buy from other retailers

AmazonBookshop

What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

“In K.D. Halbrook’s gorgeous prose, readers will be drawn immediately into the Cirque, but more importantly, they’ll be drawn into Sasha’s heart. This is a story to savor.” —Kathi Appelt, National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor–winning author of The Underneath and Keeper Circus Mirandus meets Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms in this beautifully written fantasy novel about a girl who must face her fears in order to right a terrible wrong, confront what it means to be different, and discover her own power. Smoke has come to the Cirque Magnifique. And Sasha Brown is sure it is her fault. Sasha has always loved the Cirque, a place filled with sequined costumes, dazzling spotlights, and magnificent tents. But when she starts fifth grade with the Islanders—the ordinary folk from the other side of the Island—for the first time, she’s not so sure she wants to be a Cirque kid. She starts to question her home and her Cirque family. Is the magic real? Are the stories even true? As the bullying by the Island kids gets worse, swirling blue-gray Smoke appears. One night in the big tent, Sasha’s dad performs, twisting his body through the air as the lights dance. Sasha is supposed to be helping, but instead she sits beneath the bleachers, seething. She has wished for the Smoke to come and make it all disappear: the Cirque, her family, the Island with its mean Island kids. And the Smoke does come. As Sasha watches her dad, he flips and raises his arms out for the bar that is supposed to meet him, his bright grin confident and sure. But there is only air…and Smoke. Both of Sasha’s parents disappear that night, and it’s all Sasha’s fault. What can she do but try and find them?

What Kind of Book is Smoke and Mirrors

Topics

belongingbullyingthe circusmagicschoolfamilymissing personsperforming arts

Reviews

    Book Lists That Include This Book

    The Creative Behind the Book

    What Has K D Halbrook Said About This Book

    Nothing yet! Let K D Halbrook know that you want to hear from them about their book.

    More Books by K D Halbrook

      chapter • 336 Pages
      Silver Batal and the Water Dragon Races
      #1 in Series
      K D Halbrook, Ilse Gort
      View more

    Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked This Book

      chapter • 256 Pages
      The Language of Spells
      5.5
      Katie Harnett, Garret Weyr
      chapter • 288 Pages
      Misfits
       
      chapter • 224 Pages
      The Infinity Year of Avalon James
      5.3
      Dana Middleton
      chapter • 256 Pages
      Spindrift and the Orchid
      Emma Trevayne
      chapter • 256 Pages
      She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
      Ann Hood
      chapter • 288 Pages
      Bud, Not Buddy
      6.0
      Christopher Paul Curtis
      chapter • 224 Pages
      The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
      5.9
      Julie Andrews Edwards
      chapter • 192 Pages
      Bridge to Terabithia
      5.8
      Donna Diamond, Katherine Paterson
      chapter • 208 Pages
      Some Places More Than Others
      Renée Watson
      chapter • 256 Pages
      Restart
      Gordon Korman

    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781534405042
    Publication Date
    September 4, 2018
    Publisher
    Simon and Schuster-Paula Wiseman Books
    Page Count
    240
    Words Per Page
    197
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2018000433
    Lexile® Level
    780L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    7
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    502716
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

    Contribute to this page

    Core Score - 90%

    So, SO close to perfection!

    Depth Score - 15%

    Just the barebones.

    Improve this page

    Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

    Bookroo

    Book Clubs

    Follow Bookroo