Water for elephants : a novel

Summary: A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description.

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ISBN: 1565124995
ISBN: 9781565124998
ISBN: 9781565125605
ISBN: 1565125606
ISBN: 1442066075
ISBN: 9781442066076
ISBN: 9781616200718
ISBN: 1616200715
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ISBN: 1616200707
ISBN: 9780012255049
ISBN: 0012255041
ISBN: 0786290277
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335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books, ©2006.
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- Most Copies: 4 / 5.0

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Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 4.4 14 SD Quiz 113833 English fiction. Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.4 14.0 113833.
Awards Note:	Alex Award, 2007

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