Grando's Traveling Sideshow
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Last published Mon, Nov 28, 2016
It's October of 1976 and the carnival unexpectedly rolls into Benson Falls, MA. For a couple of twelve-year-olds like Dave and Jeff, what could be better? But Grando's Traveling Sideshow isn't your ordinary carnival. They discover the truth about Grando but are they too late?
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