Show Stopper by Hayley Barker

Set in a near-future England where the poorest people in the land must watch their children be taken by a travelling circus - to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster. The ruling Class visit the circus as an escape from their structured, high-achieving lives - pure entertainment with a bloodthirsty edge. Ben, the Teenage son of a draconian government minister, visits the circus for the first time and falls instantly in love with hoshiko, a young performer. They come from harshly different worlds - but must join together to escape the circus and put an end to its brutal sport.

• Author: Hayley Barker 
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781407179674
• Genre: Juvenile Fiction