{"product_id":"paloma-joins-the-circus-9798765683217","title":"Paloma Joins the Circus","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lupe Ruiz-Flores\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765683217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e559000 \/ Paloma Joins the Circus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuiz-Flores, Lupe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLupe Ruiz-Flores\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Pecan Sheller \u003c\/em\u003ein 2026. Her poetry and short stories have been published in anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eThanku: Poems of Gratitude\u003c\/em\u003e. She was recently inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lupe Ruiz-Flores \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48791257251997,"sku":"9798765683217","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_42b6c004-7243-485c-952f-9298395926d0.jpg?v=1786551013","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/paloma-joins-the-circus-9798765683217","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}