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02077aam a2200337 i 4500 001 FF3363CCEA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230504010033 008 221202t20232022meu d 000 1 eng 010 $a 2022057439 020 $a 9798885788243 (large print : hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1352990130 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 10 $a PR9199.4.P36764 $b C57 2023 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23/eng/20220829 100 1 $a Parikh, Amita, $e author. 245 14 $a The circus train / $c Amita Parikh. 250 $a Large print edition. 260 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, $c 2023. 263 $a 2304 300 $a 619 pages (large print) ; $c 22 cm. 520 $a "When all is lost, how do you find the courage to keep moving forward? 1938. Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus, even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Theo. Brilliant and curious, Lena--who uses a wheelchair after a childhood bout with polio--yearns for the real-world magic of science and medicine, her mind stronger than the limitations placed on her by society. Then her unconventional life takes an exciting turn when she rescues Alexandre, an orphan with his own secrets and a mysterious past. As World War II escalates around them, their friendship blossoms into something deeper while Alexandre trains as the illusionists apprentice. But when Theo and Alexandre are arrested and made to perform in a town for Jews set up by the Nazis, Lena is separated from everything she knows. Forced to make her own way, Lena must confront her doubts and dare to believe in the impossible--herself"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Large type books. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Romance fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 945 $a lpt 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230504010401.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FF3363CCEA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search