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Betti on the High Wire
Betti on the High Wire
Author: Lisa Railsback
Ten-year-old Babo and the other “leftover kids” live on an abandoned circus camp in a war-torn country. Babo believes her circus-star parents will come back for her any day now, so she is not one bit happy when an American couple adopts her. She hates her new name (Betti) and is confused by everything in America. She’s determined to run away. Bu...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780803733886
ISBN-10: 0803733887
Publication Date: 7/8/2010
Pages: 288
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Dial
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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helmetgirl avatar reviewed Betti on the High Wire on + 65 more book reviews
This is a wonderful story of adoption, adaptation and a young girls struggle in a new world. Will she stay or will everything be too much for her to take? What about her birth parents...how are they going to find her in her new home? This story if fully captivating and you really ought to read it and find out the answers to these questions yourself.


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