Balancing acts
by Lynne Sharon Schwartz · 1981

Max Fried is 76, a former circus performer living out his days in a retirement home. When he volunteers to teach acrobatics at the local high school, he meets Allison Markham, 13, who is waiting for her life to start. How this unlikely pair helps each other find the things they need is a charming and powerful story.
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