So good. 
 Perhaps it's that my friend Carl has been talking about the movie Big Fish, but I felt that this novel was reminiscent of it for me. 
 Micah's grandfather is dying, and his great-aunt Gertrudis is unable to be sympathetic. She in fact makes Micah's life miserable while the man he lives above all else is leaving him. 
 But, there's the Circus Mirandus-a magical circus. This might be just what will help his grandfather. 
 The relationship with his friend Jenny is sweet-it could have gone either way. 
 I thoroughly enjoyed this read.