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“Don’t look down!” is the first lesson Irene learns on the high wire.  

After the Nazis come to power she learns the second: “The circus is a family…”

Ages 10+
Pages 254
Publisher Second Story Press
Coming Jul 2024

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34 Reviews

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Hidden on the High Wire by Joseph

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Review by Mabel

Thirteen-year-old Irene Danner has been on the high wire for her family’s circus for years. But as the Nazis and Hitler gain power in Germany, her father has to close the Lorch Family Circus. Irene, her mother, and her Oma (grandmother) move to Darmstadt, but her non-Jewish father is forced to fight for Hitler. Now she must work for another circus, while hiding the fact that she is Jewish.

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Very good book

Review by Ateam11

A little slow in the beginning. The pace eventually gets faster and more interesting. A bit sad throughout but overall I would recommend it.

Dec 02, 2024 06:57 PM
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Very good

Review by AZWaffles

It’s a fun read! With lots of different emotions . Irene’s life itself is is a high wire. There are times when she falls, and sometimes she stubbles but she takes big risks and perseveres.But I think the author Kathy Kacer likes the name Irene because she wrote another called I am not a number and the main character is named Irene.

Dec 01, 2024 10:25 PM
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So good!

Review by icyicecream

this book is very interesting and every time I put it down I immediately pick it up again. this book is very good at giving you and idea of what it was like to be in hiding in world war ll. there are paerts in the book where it gets super scary and there are more boring parts but it never gets bad. i definetly recommend.

Nov 10, 2024 08:33 PM
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Hidden on High Wire

Review by Gymnast427

Hidden on High wire is a great book portraying a whole new side of WWII that is not often told: The life of a circus performer. I found the book to be a little more on the simpler side, maybe more for younger children, but it was still a great read- Full of really interesting facts and page turning events!

Nov 06, 2024 05:39 PM
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Hidden On The High Wire

Review by Frochel

This book was really good because it told you a lot about circuses it was also very suspesful

Nov 06, 2024 04:33 PM