01331cam a2200313 4500 606463572 TxAuBib 20211208120000.0 201112s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020050918 9780593303931 hardcover 0593303938 hardcover 9780593303986 library binding 0593303989 library binding DLC eng DLC TxAuBib Bird, Betsy. Long road to the circus / Betsy Bird ; illustrated by David Small. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. p. cm. Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles dreams of life outside the small town of Burr Oak Michigan, but when she stumbles on the opportunity to learn ostrich-riding with the infamous Madame Marantette her obligations to her family on the farm threaten to derail her dreams of a bigger life. Includes photographs and information on Madame Marantette. 20211208. Ostriches Fiction. Circus performers Fiction. Family life Fiction. Small, David, 1945-, ill. Bird, Elizabeth, New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021 Long road to the circus. TXNAV