The middle grade readers gathered in the Peabody Library are full of questions for the story's author, Cassie Beasley – a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. VPR Children's librarian Emily Zollo asks readers their thoughts on the theme of knots that is woven through the story. When young Ephraim first went to the circus, his ticket actually swam into his boot. But it isn't until his grandpa is dying that Micah learns the place actually exists.Īs Grandpa Ephraim tells Micah, you can't just buy a ticket to get into Circus Mirandus. The main character, Micah Tuttle, grew up listening to his Grandpa Ephraim's wild stories about Circus Mirandus. That twist of phrase connects to another theme of Circus Mirandus – it's all about twisting perceptions of reality. "Usually the common phrase is you have to see it to believe it," she points out, "but Cassie Beasley changed that around – you have to believe it to see it." Children's librarian Emily Zollo reminds the kids of the cardinal rule to get a ticket to Circus Mirandus: You have to believe it to see it. Knots are a recurring theme in this story about a traveling circus that only appears to kids who believe in its magic. The knots are keeping their hands busy as they discuss the book Circus Mirandus. Around that table, a group of Dorothy's List readers – ranging in age from 9 to 11 – are tying lengths of rope into knots. One long table dominates the open space in the center of the tiny, 150-year-old Peabody Library in Post Mills.
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