Freaks: Alive, on the Inside! - Hardcover

Running away from Faeryland to find a more normal way of life where he believes he may be able to fit in, Abel Dandy ends up on a dangerous quest where a mysterious woman haunts his dreams and is suddenly put in the position of saving other children imprisoned by the evil owner of a traveling freak show.

Annette Curtis Klause was born in Bristol, England, and moved to the United States when she was a teenager. As a child she spouted such fanciful ideas that her peers thought she was an oddity. Having an imagination turned out to be valuable -- she grew up to become a storyteller. Annette currently lives in the Maryland suburbs with her husband and six cats. Three are from SiameseRescue.org, but none are actually Siamese twins -- although one is the fastest cat on three legs and another likes to balance on top of the scratching post like a circus cat. Annette still works full-time as a children's librarian. Bouncing around like a giant bunny during preschool story time is just another way of being paid to be odd, she says.