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Paloma Joins the Circus
A story of following your dreams and growing into new ones, of finding home in the people...
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A story of following your dreams and growing into new ones, of finding home in the people around you, and of creating something beautiful through hard work and perseverance.
Twelve-year-old Paloma comes from "circus people"―a family of performers traveling around Texas with la carpa, a Mexican American tent show. She dreams of becoming a tightrope walker, like her mother was, but her father forbids it.
In the summer of 1939, Paloma travels with the circus to help with chores. She hatches a plan to show her father that she has what it takes to join as a permanent performer. While secretly training to walk the high wire, she forges powerful bonds with other circus members. But she also discovers circus life isn't all glamour, and she must decide if la carpa is where she's truly meant to be.
Author: Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 08/04/2026
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9798765683217
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 559000 / Paloma Joins the Circus
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 05/18/2026
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2026
Booklist 07/01/2026
About the Author
Ruiz-Flores, Lupe: - Lupe Ruiz-Flores is the author of six bilingual picture books. She is a former Regional Advisor for the Southwest Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and until recently its newsletter editor. She is a member of the Writers League of Texas, Texas Library Association, Las Musas, and Kindling Words. She was awarded the Tejas Star Book Award for three consecutive years and won the Pura Belpré Children's Author Award for The Pecan Sheller in 2026. Her poetry and short stories have been published in anthologies, including Thanku: Poems of Gratitude. She was recently inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.
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