The palace of laughter

Berkeley, Jon.

Book 2006

Orphaned eleven-year-old Miles Wednesday and his companion, a Song Angel named Little, are helped by a talking tiger as they set off to find a missing Storm Angel and Miles's beloved stuffed bear, ending up in a peculiar circus where the audience cannot stop laughing.

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Adventure stories

Adventure stories Juvenile fiction

Angels Juvenile fiction

Circus Juvenile fiction

Families Juvenile fiction

Friendship Juvenile fiction

Good and evil Juvenile fiction

Laughter Juvenile fiction

Orphans Juvenile fiction

Tiger Juvenile fiction

Wednesday, Miles (Fictitious character) Juvenile fiction

Xedah (Esprit) Juvenile fiction

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Part of a Series:

Berkeley, Jon. Wednesday tales Berkeley, Jon. Wednesday tales ; no. 1 Wednesday tales Wednesday tales ; No. 1

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ISBN:

9780060755096
9780060755089
0060755091
0060755083

Description:

427 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Target Audience Note:

"Ages 8-12"--P. [4] of cover

Notes:

Also published in paperback
Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-434)

Contents:

Boy in a barrel
Bag of bones
Tiny acrobat
Null
Black hole
Lady partridge
Falling through thunder
Silver ticket
Council of cats
Surly hen
Tangerine
Sunflower and stormcloud
Varippuli
Baltinglass of Araby
Apple jelly
Big laughing head
Halfheads
Boneyard
Pigball
Nest of ants
Mouthful of nails
Back to front and inside out
Top hat and sandbag
Silverpoint
Box of stars
Electric boy
Providence
Chief Genghis
Fish to fry
Many a slip
Tin can't
String
Little
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Control Number:

143308

Other Authors:

Dorman, Brandon

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