On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.

When the carnival comes to town, Ralph, Cousin Percy and Sarah can't wait to go! Percy has been practicing his skills to win prizes, but Ralph thinks practicing is boring. He'll find his own way to win and prove to Sarah that Percy doesn't know everything. As usual, Ralph's way gets him into trouble! Jack Gantos reads his spirited story, and listeners will delight in Ralph's rotten-ness, as well as in his humbling lessons and ultimately, happy ending!...

Elliot the little elephant is terrified when his friend Mouse introduces him to the carnival, but Mouse helps him to have fun.

Everybody starts somewhere, and once upon a time Luigi Lemoncello was a twelve-year-old boy in a large family who dreamed of being a showman. He gets his first chance working for a famous barker at a summer carnival, where a mysterious puzzle leads him and his friends on a treasure hunt.

"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--

When sixteen-year-old Blake goes to a mysterious, by-invitation-only carnival he somehow knows that it could save his comatose brother, but soon learns that much more is at stake if he fails to meet the challenge presented there by the beautiful Cassandra.

When two of sixteen-year-old Pete's childhood classmates disappear from a carnival the same night, he is a suspect, but his own investigation implicates other old friends he was with that evening--and a tough, knife-wielding enemy determined to keep him quiet.

When Lexi Claremont discovers that someone has started a cruel blog about her and her friends, and then she starts getting threatening notes about her role in the upcoming River Heights Mahoney Celebration, Nancy investigates.

"Buddy the dog wants a snack at the fair, but his humans--Jack and Anna--say no. But then Buddy notices some trouble at the hot dog stand! Can Buddy save the day and earn his treat?" -- Provided by publisher.

The students of Hill Street School are getting ready for their spring carnival, and the third-grade class is making the fliers and maps, but when a big mistake is made on the flier, it threatens to spoil the day.