When the Circus Came to Town planet earth her father Ham

her father Ham

Lila Wilkins has it all: the home of her dreams in the charming town of Inspiration Valley

for better and worse

scampers off without his owner

borrowing money

When the Circus Came to Town planet earth her father HamIt all started with the Halibuts. Then came Elmira Degoochy the snake lady. Then the Flying Gambinis all seven of them and their mother. And Mrs. Harrison the fortune teller, and Mr. Wydel the strongman . . . These are the new residents of Springfield, the formerly peaceful Midwestern town where up to now young Ivy's life had been pretty uneventful. Ivy becomes fast friends with Alfred Halibut, who is an aspiring writer like herself and the son of a