The Floating Circus
| Title | The Floating Circus |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Publication Type | Novel |
| Number of Pages or Episodes | 198 p. |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Zimmer, Tracie Vaughn |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Children's Books |
| City | New York |
| Keywords | Black Americans; circus industry; clowns; Dan Rice (1823-1900); Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; orphans; riverboats; slavery; steamboats |
| Abstract | “This rousing adventure set in 1852 Pittsburgh,” notes Kirkus Reviews, “introduces readers to Owen and Zach, two boys from a poor white family who have been abandoned into the care of an orphanage.” Owen, 13, takes off and stows away on a circus boat docked on the Allegheny River, soon heading for New Orleans. Owen finds refuge with Solomon, a circus animal keeper and ex-slave. Like Huck Finn, Owen learns maturity on the river journey with Solomon. The story returns to Pittsburgh when Owen learns that his brother has been adopted back in the Iron City. |
| Author Biography | Tracie Vaughn Zimmer (1969— ) earned degrees at Ohio State and Miami University of Ohio. A teacher and writer of children's books, she lives in Cincinnati. |
| Time | 1852-3 |
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