Max put his hand on Sam's shoulder. 'C'mon. You're not giving up already, are you?' 'Already?' said Sam. 'I've tried everything It's hopeless.' 'You haven't tried everything. Have you talked to the clowns yet? You'd be a natural with them.' 'Thanks a lot.' Sam Stringbini, the youngest son in a family of circus performers, is living every kid's dream, except for the fact that he is no good on the high wire, trapezes freak him out and magic mystifies him. When the Triple Top Circus is threatened by repeated acts of sabotage, Sam is the number one suspect. To clear his name, Sam enlists the help of his cousin, Harriet, and discovers that, while he may never be a sword-swallower or a lion-tamer, he just might be able to save the circus. Rachel Dunstan Muller was born in California and immigrated to Canada when she was two. She lives on the edge of a small Vancouver Island community with her husband, four daughters and an ever-changing assortment of cats, rabbits, birds, rodents, amphibians and fish. She is the author of When the Curtain Rises (Orca).