The Night Circus -- Erin Morgenstern, Paperback

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. - Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations. --The Boston Globe

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

Author: Erin Morgenstern
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 07/03/2012
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780307744432

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.5
Point Value: 20
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 150034 / Night Circus

Award: Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
People Weekly 07/30/2012 pg. 41
New York Times Book Review 08/12/2012 pg. 26

About the Author
ERIN MORGENSTERN is a writer and multimedia artist who describes all her work as being "fairy tales in one way or another." She lives in Massachusetts.