I thoroughly enjoyed reading teacher Jon Love's review of Cirque Du Freak, though I was surprised at first to see it mentioned as a "classic," as I normally associate that term with much older books that have been around for years and years.

Then I remembered that this coming January will mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Cirque Du Freak, so, yeah, I guess the cap might just about be starting to fit.

I suppose the next stage will be kids moaning about that "rubbish old book that's SO out of date!!"

:-) :-) :-)

https://www.hwrkmagazine.co.uk/curriculum/rediscovering-the-classics-cirque-du-freak-by-darren-shan/