The Circus Thief

Hiring BookSparks/Crystal Patriarche for publicity campaign• Targeting readings/book signings at bookstores and libraries (pitching local media surrounding these events). • Targeting reviews by Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and other publications geared toward indie authors. • Tie-in with author’s book The Coal Thief, winner of an IPPY award, and the other two books in the series, The Egg Thief and The Santa Thief • The Coal Thief has been featured on Storyline Online since Oct 2016, where it has garnered 1M views in the past year. Views typically involve teachers playing it in classrooms, thus up to thirty children per view have been read The Coal Thief . • The Egg Thief received a starred review from Kirkus and was a Kirkus Indy Book of the Year for 2016. • Promotion via social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads. • Promotion via author’s website. • Promotion via author website.

The circus is in town and Papa has agreed to let Georgie go! Georgie and his friend Harley marvel at the elephants and clowns, as well as the best act of all—the amazing Roxie, a trained horse that can do all sorts of tricks—but when Georgie is allowed to ride on her back, he discovers Roxie is in trouble!2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Children's Picture Book (Illustrative 6 Years of Age and Up) 2019 American Fiction Awards, Children's Fiction: Winner 2019 American Fiction Awards, Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction: Finalist “The circus is bursting with amazing sights and sounds, from clowns and elephants to a lady with a beard, in The Circus Thief, a delightfully nostalgic tale of compassion, kindness, and generosity.” —Foreword Clarion Reviews The circus is in town, and Georgie has his heart set on going. When Papa agrees to take him and his friend Harley, the boys marvel at the amazing elephants and clowns. But the best act of all is the amazing Roxie, a trained horse who can do all sorts of tricks. When Georgie is invited to ride on her back, he discovers it’s her last show—Roxie is going to be sent to the work farm! When Roxie bolts with Georgie on her back, Papa must come to his rescue. The Circus Thief is a heartwarming tale of boyhood set in 1920s Pennsylvania for children ages 4–8.