![]() ![]() This fish grants him a rare week-long pass. Ephraim hands over a fish that was caught in his boot when he was trying to walk across the ocean to reach his father. These can be anything and the ticket can be for any amount of time. Beasley's circus is dedicated to keeping magic alive by keeping the belief in magic alive in the children who visit the Circus Mirandus, which has been magnificent since 500 B.C.īeasley's circus is magical and magnificent, starting with Geoffrey, the ticket taker who works the door. ![]() In fact, she was surprised the first time someone asked her if her circus story was scary, Circus Mirandus being so far from the traditional tropes. The town is suddenly a temporary home to masked strangers who will perform peculiar feats for a few nights and then depart." This describes perfectly Bradbury's carnival, but not Beasley's. Children sneak out of their houses to see the show. ![]() It can be a transient and turbulent beast that arrives in an otherwise stagnant environment and starts to change things around. Beasley says that a circus can "contain so much potential creepiness. Vibrant and exciting on the outside, literary circuses are often dark and dangerous on the inside. ![]() In an interview with Betsy Bird at School Library Journal, Beasley discusses the tropes surrounding the use of circuses and carnivals in literature, movies and television. Intertwined with this are visits to the circus itself. ![]()
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