Mandy Nachampassack Maloney: 2 books

She was special. Her parents knew that; though it was not her sable hair, her wide amber eyes, but the fact that she had memories of things she could not possibly know. She remembered the palace of ancient Thebes, the palace pharaohs and queens had walked in. Finally, on her thirteenth birthday, she...

I've only ever wanted one thing. I've always known only the circus would bring that thing to me and, with it, bring the answers that I desperately need. My mother doesn't understand my yearning, just as she can't really understand the powers that curl like sulfurous smoke within me. I will save her, however. I will save myself. When the circus comes to town.