[fusion_builder_container backgroundcolor=”” backgroundimage=”” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=”” borderstyle=”” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” paddingleft=”0px” paddingright=”0px” menu_anchor=”” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=”” id=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]Remember when the circus would come to town and giant elephants would parade around in the parking lot of whichever location was hosting the big top event? I went the circus once as a child, then realized I have a deep fear of clowns and decided I never needed to return. Circus Mirandus is not the circus of my childhood; it’s a whole different kind of circus. No scary clowns here. Mystery, magic and the power of believing make this circus special, real even.

With praising reviews and a plot that makes you want to believe, it wasn’t a hard choice to pick up Cassie Beasley’s debut novel. Right away I wanted to believe, because believing meant that everything would be alright and miracles could be granted. Beasley crafted a story where magic wasn’t an illusion, but something that, with enough care, we can find in our world.

If you love Roald Dahl and look back fondly at the excitement of James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, pick up Circus Mirandus and believe in the power of magic.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]