Freaks: Alive on the Inside

Freaks: Alive on the Inside (2006) is a young adult novel by Annette Curtis Klause.[1]

Freaks: Alive on the Inside
AuthorAnnette Curtis Klause
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance, Fantasy, Adventure novel
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)

Plot summary edit

The story is of a young man, Abel Dandy, who is born in a freak show to his "freak" parents. Growing up normally in a world of oddities is hard for Abel, for he wishes for some type of oddness to enable him to fit it. A departing pair of Siamese twins gives Abel a ring from ancient Egypt that seems to have been made for him. Soon he begins to have dreams of a mysterious dancing girl calling for him.

Abel leaves the show at the dead of night to find his fortune only to be followed by Apollo, the dog-boy. A chain of events lead off to Abel finding what he most desired, and a lesson that preaches: freak or not, we are all human.

References edit

  1. ^ Engberg, Gillian; Chipman, Ian (15 May 2014). Booklist's 1000 Best Young Adult Books Since 2000. American Library Association. pp. 217–8.