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Step Right Up
2017
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4.00
Average Rating
346
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Crystal has a typical teenage life: a best friend, a crush, and a father who rescues slaves. He’s training her to do the same, but when the Sirkus av Magi shows up for a special one-day performance in her little town, Crystal's life is turned topsy-turvy. After sneaking off to see the show, she returns home to discover a stranger fleeing the scene of her father’s murder. After chasing the culprit back to the circus, he escapes without a trace. Heartbroken and desperate to catch her father’s killer, Crystal steals a jet, stows away on a shuttle, and finally sneaks aboard the Sirkus av Magi in search of her father’s murderer. As Crystal’s pool of suspects shrinks, she becomes close with several of the performers: the fire breather dragon, shape-shifting animal, and others. But things aren’t always what they seem. Crystal is forced to make a choice: follow in her father’s footsteps, or find his murderer. Which will she choose? Step right up and find out!

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Author

Lichelle Slater
Lichelle Slater
Author · 12 books

Personal dragon trainer, lover of glitter, writer of fantasy. Reading has always been a huge passion, from The Hobbit to Goosebumps. Some of my fondest memories are at the library or being read to, and when I embarked on my journey of becoming an author, I did so with the dream of sharing the worlds in my mind with others. I currently live in Salt Lake City, UT with my adorable King Charles, Perseus, and work full-time as a special education preschool teacher. I am a USA Today Bestselling author and was nominated for "Unforgettable Book of the Year" for The Beast Princess and "Mind-Blowing Fantasy of the Year" for The Siren Princess at Penned Con 2020, and as Best Debut Author at UtopiaCon in 2017 for Step Right Up (now Circus of the Stars, Ringmaster).

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