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Ghost Circus

By Adrienne Kress
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For fans of M.T. Anderson and Sheets, here is a middle-grade graphic novel tale of understanding, compassion, and friendships that cross the line between life and death. Casey is a young boy wandering the world as a spirit... but he's not dead, as far as he... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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For fans of Neil Gaiman and Sheets, here is a middle-grade graphic novel tale of understanding, compassion, and friendships that cross the line between life and death.

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For fans of M.T. Anderson and Sheets, here is a middle-grade graphic novel tale of understanding, compassion, and friendships that cross the line between life and death.

Casey is a young boy wandering the world as a spirit... but he's not dead, as far as he knows. Stumbling upon the Ghost Circus, a bizarre travelling show filled with phantom performers who entertain other ghosts, Casey meets Creepy Girl, a ghost who cannot move on, and Polterghost, a silent sheet ghost.

The three strike up a tentative friendship and realise that none of them truly fit in at the circus. Sensing a common cause, Casey and Creepy Girl agree to work together to find out why Casey has crossed over to the ghost realm and what happened in Creepy Girl's past that is holding her back.

But as they investigate, they discover that the Ghost Circus itself is not all that it seems, and a bigger mystery is at hand. Will the spectral trio be able to free the souls trapped in the Circus, or will they all go down in the end?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454948292

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Illustration: all in color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jade Zhang

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 256

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Adrienne Kress Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Graphic Novels Young Adult

About the Author

Adrienne Kress (writer) is a Toronto-based actor and author of award-winning internationally published children's and young adult novels, including the quirky adventure series The Explorers and the Ticket to Ride books.Adrienne's first foray into writing horror came with her work on the Bendy and the Ink Machine novels and, more recently, the Five Nights at Freddy's interactive novel Return to the Pit. As an actor she has had the pleasure of being creepy in many horror films. She has also written a children's play based on the classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" story. Yeah, she might be a bit of a fan of the Headless Horseman!Find her at AdrienneKress.com and on Instagram @AdrienneKress.

Jade Zhang (artist) is a queer Chinese Canadian illustrator and comic artist. She has illustrated comics for BOOM! Studios, HarperCollins, and the Ignatz Awardwinning anthology Shades of Fear. When she is not drawing ghosts and ghouls, she is writing stories about magic, family, and the occasional eldritch horror.

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