Cirque Du Freak

Cirque Du Freak

By Darren Shan

28 ratings 50 reviews 46 followers
Book 1 of 12 in the  Cirque Du Freak Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 6 - 8Grades 2 - 5n/a4.850174

The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shan's international best-selling vampire saga, with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy - until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak...until he meets Madame Octa...until he comes face-to-face with a creature of the night! Soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape, with his best friend's life hanging by the finest of threads. Darren must make a bargain to save Steve, but the only one that can help is not human and only deals in blood...The stunning illustrations and manga format give a new dimension to this ever-popular vampire saga, available for the first time in translation in the UK. This will be a must-have for Shan fans and manga aficionados alike.

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316605106
ISBN-10: 0316605107
Published on 6/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 266

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Cirque Du Freak #3 is about after Darren habit to be vampire, Larten's friend come to meet Larten. Larten's friden is vampier solder. Vampire solder said Larten did something bad before. This book is about Larten and vampire solder story. Author: Darren Shan

Cirque Du Freak is a great book. It is about a middle school boy named Darren Shan and his friend Steve story. One day Steve get a strange circus ticket, and Steve invite Darren go to see the performance. When they was arrived to the performance Steve suddenly find out the circus leader Larten is vampire. Steve want to be vampire, but Larten refuse Steve, but Larten invite Darren to be half human half vampire. Cirque Du Freak this series is talking about the story between Darren and Larten. Author:Darren Shan

Cirque Du Freak is a great series; It is about a middle school boy named Darren Shan. Darren one day at recess was playing soccer what he does every day with his friends when he finds a ticket to a illegal freak show on the ground. Called Cirque Du Freak. Darren and his friends don't know what to do because it is an illegal ticket but Darren and his best friend Steve end up going. But while going to the show Darren and Steve both know they are putting their family and themselves in danger. Darren is the protagonist and antagonist. Because he causes problems for himself and other people. And he also fixes the problems and is the main person.The setting takes place in a lot of different places because he travels around a lot. And a turning point is when he takes a very deadly home from the show. I think this is a great book for anyone in Jr high and I recommend everyone to read it.

This is Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare...By: Darren Shan. This book contains thrilling and exciting passages which leaves you hungry for more when you close the cover. The story is set in a town, an old library, a school, the hospital, Steve's house & Darren's house. During day & night for two weeks. As the main character Darren Shan is the protagonist. While overtime his best friend Steve Leonard becomes the antagonist because of not being able to become a vampire. The two conflicts are that Steve turns his back on Darren and will probably never change from that, and After becoming the new person he thinks he is, Darren won’t do something that'll keep him alive, because he thinks it will change him from being human emotionally. Darren had to fake death. The turning point in the book would be when Darren does something that will change his life forever. I love this book and probably buy the whole series because of how wonderful the storyline went.

He is such a good writer ,he is my friend's cousin

I wanna read this series again I loved it in 5th grade!

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i like it

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this book is awesome and cool i love it!

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this book is awesome and cool i love it !

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i like his boock my teacher is reading it it is the best book ever

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