The Circus TrainThe Circus Train

"Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in this World War II debut about a magnificent traveling circus, a star-crossed romance, and one girl's coming-of-age during the darkest of times"-- Provided by publisher.
1938. Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus. The daughter of headlining illusionist Theo, Lena uses a wheelchair after a childhood bout of polio. She rescues Alexandre, an orphan with his own secrets and mysterious past. As World War II escalates, the boy trains as the illusionist's apprentice. When Theo and Alexandre are arrested and made to perform in Theresienstadt, a town for Jews set up by the Nazis, Lena must confront her doubts and dare to believe in the impossible: herself -- adapted from back cover