Changes to Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

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Lynn Boyle edited the characters of Water for Elephants Saturday, April 20, 2013.

Edited the spoiler-free description of Walter: Also known as Kinko. A dwarf performer in the ~~circus.~~circus. Queenie's owner.

Lynn Boyle edited the characters of Water for Elephants Saturday, April 20, 2013.

Edited the description of Queenie: ~~A dog~~Walter's dog. She's part of his act in the circus.

thebookworm edited the characters of Water for Elephants Sunday, March 24, 2013.

Mrs. Branham, CHS Library Media Specialist edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of Water for Elephants Saturday, March 23, 2013.

Edited: A boy runs away to join the ~~circus. Added to allow export.~~circus.
Edited: A young man's life falls apart when his parents are killed ~~and~~so he drops out of veterinary school.
Edited: Old man relives his days inworking with the circus
Edited: Old man remembers ~~running away to~~joining the circus and meeting the loves of his life: a beautiful woman and an elephant.

Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell.
Jacob was there because his luck had run out - orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive 'ship of ~~fools'.~~fools.' It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss with a wild mean streak. And Rosie the elephant was there because she was the great gray hope, the new act that was going to be the salvation of the circus. The only problem was, Rosie didn't have an act - in fact, she couldn't even follow instructions. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

NILE edited the first edition of Water for Elephants Tuesday, February 26, 2013.

LeoDaVinci edited the settings of Water for Elephants Thursday, February 14, 2013.

LeoDaVinci edited the characters of Water for Elephants Thursday, February 14, 2013.

Shelfari edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of Water for Elephants Thursday, February 14, 2013.

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