{"product_id":"9781616206406","title":"Secrets of the Circus (Three-Ring Rascals Series #5)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone has a secret. But sometimes a little secret can become a big problem. That’s what happens when circus mouse Gert’s secret pen pal, a pig named Pablo, runs away to join Sir Sidney’s Circus. Pablo doesn’t want to be sold to Prinkle’s Pork Chops. Farmer Farley doesn’t really want to sell Pablo, either, but he needs money to save his farm. When the \u003ci\u003eNew Pork Times\u003c\/i\u003e announces a pig race with a five-thousand-dollar prize, the members of Sir Sidney’s Circus—Gert, her brother Bert, Elsa the elephant, Leo the lion, and their friends—hope they’ve found a way to save Pablo and Farmer Farley’s farm, too. The race is on in \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Circus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  PRAISE FOR THE THREE-RING RASCALS SERIES: “A fun pick for fans of silly stories and for reluctant readers, too.” \u003cb\u003e—*\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “The story zips along, the text and illustrations are full of playful surprises, and the author sustains a tone of rare and genuine sweetness . . . Rich and inventive.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—†\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “Entertaining . . . Illustrations, complete with speech bubbles, are seamlessly interwoven with the text to capture the action and misadventures. There’s even a rousing song . . . Absurd situations, winning characters and plenty of heartfelt moments and laughs combine to make this a surefire hit.” \u003cb\u003e—‡\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   “Coined words, speech bubbles, newspaper articles, and other amusing features continue the big-top merriment.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058489704688,"sku":"9781616206406","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616206406_p0.jpg?v=1763850766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616206406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}