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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Demco Media
Publication date
September 1, 2002
Binding
Reinforced
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780606241199
ISBN-10
0606241191
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Business
Original list price
$14.55
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Harold Kline is an albino--an outcast. Folks stare and taunt, calling him Ghost Boy. It's been that way all of his 14 years. So when the circus comes to town, Harold runs off to join it.
Full of colorful performers, the circus seems like the answer to Harold's loneliness. He's eager to meet the Cannibal King, a sideshow attraction who's an albino too. He's touched that Princess Minikin and the Fossil Man, two other sideshow curiosities, embrace him like a son. He's in love with Flip, the beguiling horse trainer, and awed by the all-knowing Gypsy Magda. Most of all, Harold is proud of training the elephants, and of earning respect and a sense of normality. Even at the circus, though, two groups exist--the freaks, and everyone else.
Harold straddles both groups. But fitting in with those who are "normal" comes at a price, and sometimes it's recognizing the truth beneath what's apparent that ultimately leads to happiness . . . and turns a boy into a man.
Full of colorful performers, the circus seems like the answer to Harold's loneliness. He's eager to meet the Cannibal King, a sideshow attraction who's an albino too. He's touched that Princess Minikin and the Fossil Man, two other sideshow curiosities, embrace him like a son. He's in love with Flip, the beguiling horse trainer, and awed by the all-knowing Gypsy Magda. Most of all, Harold is proud of training the elephants, and of earning respect and a sense of normality. Even at the circus, though, two groups exist--the freaks, and everyone else.
Harold straddles both groups. But fitting in with those who are "normal" comes at a price, and sometimes it's recognizing the truth beneath what's apparent that ultimately leads to happiness . . . and turns a boy into a man.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (March 1, 2001)
9780786232437 | details & prices | 416 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.15 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
from Bantam Dell Pub Group (October 1, 2000)
9780385327398 | details & prices | 326 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 1.10 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Laurel Leaf (March 1, 2002)
9780440416685 | details & prices | 326 pages | 4.00 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.40 lbs | List price $6.50
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With George Guidall (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Recorded Books (March 1, 2001)
Reinforced
The price comparison is for this edition
from Demco Media (September 1, 2002)
9780606241199 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.50 lbs | List price $14.55
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 9, 2009)
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2002)
9780613582162 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.50 lbs | List price $17.20
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
About: Unhappy in a home seemingly devoid of love, a fourteen-year-old albino boy who thinks of himself as Harold the Ghost runs away to join the circus, where he works with the elephants and searches for a sense of who he is.
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