Constance is a wild, stubborn young girl growing up poor in a small industrial town in the late 1800's. Beneath her thread-worn exterior beats the heart of a dreamer and a wordsmith. But at age twelve, she's orphaned. Running away to join the circus-like kids do in adventure books-seems like such a brilliant idea… or is it? "Anne of Green Gables travels around the world in 80 days and follows the Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard of Menlo Park." "This is one of my ten-year-old daughter's "bedstand books." She keeps it by her bed, and I find her reading it over and over. When she accidentally left her hard copy at home when she went to her grandparents', we had to get her a soft copy for her tablet. She loves Constance! - Cathy Karas "A beautiful coming of age story that shows that although dark days loom over us all, a positive outlook on life can make even the worse situations feel better. The heroine, Constance Whittlesey, tells her story in the first person, bringing a storyteller's charm to the entire adventure." - Author Joseph Gatch "Lori Alden Holuta's debut novel is a delightful read that will appeal to teens and young adults as well as some not-so-young adults. The tone is light and witty-I found myself smiling often at a turn of phrase or laughing at a clever twist-and the themes are positive and uplifting." - Mark Nofsinger