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Can two kids survive the events that follow a dangerous circus train wreck? Find out in this eighth riveting tale of historical fiction, part of the Survivors series.Kansas, 1892. The circus is the first home where Maximo has ever felt safe. He dreams of becoming an animal trainer and envies Jodi - a girl who was born and raised in the circus and is already an accomplished performer. But ever since Jodi's mom was injured, Jodi has been unable to get back on the high wire. When a train wreck sets a herd of elephants and a dangerous Bengal tiger loose on the countryside, both Max and Jodi must face their worst fears. Can they conquer their terror and survive the longest night of their lives?
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I write books for children and YA/adult readers. For TEENS AND ADULTS: THANKS!!! to all the people who have gotten in touch about the Resurrection of Magic trilogy. I am writing the third book NOW...and am astounded at what is happening in the city of Limori. My blog: kathleenduey dot blogspot dot com ...has writing updates, tiny excerpts, a few videos, and NO SPOILERS. A few lines from yesterday's work:In the moonlight, the magicians dragged some kind of heavy bundles onto the stage.One of them rolled off and landed in a heap. Two of the magicians lifted it back up and for an instant, she saw dangling legs, a boneless arm swinging back and forth.The trilogy has been translated into German, Polish and French. I love hearing from readers in any language! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For YOUNG READERS:The Unicorn's Secret books have gotten lovely new covers by Sandara Tang, an amazing artist based in Singapore. The fan mail from astounds me. I am now hearing from parents who read the books when they were in grade school and are rereading them with their kids. Excerpts from my books are on http://www.kathleenduey.com
