But life under the big top is hard work, and Santa and Peter will have to rise to the challenge or leave the one place they can finally call home. They feel like they are part of the circus community. Soon, Santa is practicing tumbling and Peter is learning to ride. They meet Alexsis Petoff and his family of acrobats the Schmidt twins and their amazing sea lions Lorenzo, the ornery waltzing-horse and a trick poodle named Mis. Books for Middle Graders Trending Series Who Was Magic Tree House The Last Kids on Earth Mad Libs Planet Omar Beloved Characters The World of Eric Carle Bluey Llama Llama Dr. Almost before their eyes, the tents appear and an extraordinary world comes to life. Peter and Santa arrive just in time to see the caravans pull up. Uncle Gus, the black sheep of the family, has been with Cob’s Circus since the war. Vowing to stay together, they track down their only remaining relative. When the aunt who raised them dies, 12-year-old Peter and his 11-year-old sister, Santa, face their greatest fear: being sent to separate orphanages. Winner of the Carnegie Medal: Threatened with being sent to separate orphanages, a brother and sister run away and join the circus
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