Andria’s Comments (group member since Jul 03, 2012)

Andria’s comments from the What's the Name of That Book??? group.

Hmmm, I don't know this one, but here are a few titles that come up under "subject: circus - fiction" that were published as e-books between 2009-2011:

Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti

Flesh Circus

Circus Galacticus

The Greatest Love on Earth

::waves at CLM:: You were one of the people I was going to ask! I thought you might be up for a bit of sleuthing. :)

I'm off work today, so I can't follow up with our ILL dept, either, but I'll talk to them tomorrow, too. I have friends in Boston, too, so if need be I can send one on a mission! Dadgum it, I want to solve this mystery!

Feliks - do you remember when you read it?

Cheryl - hahahaha, great choice of a substitute book until we can solve this mystery!

aw, I'm just happy to help!

Which library in Boston has it? Maybe we can find a sympathetic librarian there who will skim through the book and let us know if it's the right one!

Sounds a little like The Accident, but I think the girl in the mirror is the girl's grandmother or other relative, so maybe not.

I just wish we could find more information about it. Too bad the bookseller wont read it and give you a decent summary before you decide to buy :)

I'll poke around a bit more, see if I can dig up anything. Doubtful, but I'll try.

Bad news, y'all. My interlibrary loan request was denied. There aren't any copies of that book to be found in any of the participating library systems. Sorry!

When the Swan's Neck Breaks - for the link.

Class Trip for the link. :)

Kris, I will see if I can get a copy through inter-library loan at work. That way we can verify the plot, at least.

Ok, this is a super long shot, especially since I can't find any plot summaries for this book, but perhaps The Old Monk's House Mystery. Since the rose rent thing seems to be historically associated with monasteries, maybe??

Woo-hoo! Thanks, Cheryl. :)

Here's a link to The Forbidden Game - the new edition that publishes the entire series in one volume.

The Dark Visions series has also been recently republished in one volume, if anyone's interested. :)

Dang! This one has me flummoxed. I'll keep my eyes open for anything else that might fit. Have you mentioned when you read the book or when it may have been published?

Sounds like The Great Brain series.

Kris, I just want to tell you that your "bumps" are so hilarious, they have made this thread and your request very memorable...so I am always keeping an eye out for a book that meets this description!

Some others you may want to check out:

We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries Of Teenagers Who Died In The Holocaust

The Diary of Petr Ginz

I Want To Live: The Diary of a Young Girl in Stalin's Russia

The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl

Thura's Diary

Home Front Girl: A Diary of Love, Literature, and Growing Up in Wartime America

Kitten, the one you're thinking of is: Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust