A series of essays written from Mother to daughter, this is part memoir and part lessons to live by. The author's aim is to empower her daughter both with what she has learned and with honest stories of who her mother is and where she has been. All written years before her daughter would enter her teens- in an effort to write these stories before she needs them. A gift for when she might benefit from her mother's words most and ask for them least. Sincere, sweet and at times achingly vulnerable, it promises to be a book you return to again and again. As it bucks cultural expectations on...

The Paper Tiger "So ya think ya got what it takes to be a clown in my circus, kid?" Those words marked the beginning of the Kid's new life. They were his ticket out of Newton, New Jersey and away from the Emiliani Home for Boys. "Ya need a circus name if yer gonna ride with us," Boris explained through another cloud of smoke. "Yer name's gonna be 'Kid', kid. Got that?" Boris's eyes once more peered doggedly at Mark. As the Kid pairs up with Keyman to learn the ropes of circus life, he discovers the working world does not come with a safety net. Mark Baxter joined Circus Magnifico as an...