Pat Perrin
Author of Mayan Interface
About the Author
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Many of my books were written in collaboration with Wim Coleman. Author Cole Perriman is actually Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin.
Image credit: Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin
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- Canonical name
- Perrin, Pat
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Duke University (English)
Hollins University (Liberal Studies)
University of Georgia (Art Theory and Criticism) - Organizations
- San Miguel PEN, San Miguel Author Sala
- Relationships
- Coleman, Wim (husband)
- Short biography
- Pat is originally from Virginia, where she became an art teacher and award-winning visual artist. She spent some years on a Shenandoah Valley farm, raising and training horses, growing food, cooking on a woodstove, and learning about the land, all with the help of other artists and several energetic teenagers. Now she’s also an author, usually writing in collaboration with her husband, Wim Coleman. Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin have written, edited, or contributed to more than 60 books for young readers, including the award-winning Anna’s World. Some of their mainstream books have been translated into foreign language editions and taught in university courses.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Virginia, USA - Disambiguation notice
- Many of my books were written in collaboration with Wim Coleman. Author Cole Perriman is actually Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin.
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- USA
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Oh, how I wanted this book to be a good one. Sadly, this was my third ER book and once again I was decidedly unimpressed. The first couple of chapters were quite intriguing, which unfortunately raised my expectations and left me more disappointed when it all went wrong a few pages later. The story opens as a dilapidated circus moves into Buchanan, Kansas, and young Randy becomes fascinated with the people, the lights, the atmosphere... and the strange feeling that he's tied to the troupe in show more some way...
Sadly, it all went downhill from there. His mother evidently has some kind of secret past with this troupe, and Randy inexplicably runs away with them, and there are strange dreams and visions, and something odd happens during a performance - and I didn't care. I just didn't care. The intrigue was gone and all I felt was irritation. Things were happening without motivation or explanation, and there seemed to be sudden skips in plot points which destroyed any kind of coherence or suspense... Like I said, not going to be finishing it! Here's hoping ER book #4 finally breaks the mould... show less
Sadly, it all went downhill from there. His mother evidently has some kind of secret past with this troupe, and Randy inexplicably runs away with them, and there are strange dreams and visions, and something odd happens during a performance - and I didn't care. I just didn't care. The intrigue was gone and all I felt was irritation. Things were happening without motivation or explanation, and there seemed to be sudden skips in plot points which destroyed any kind of coherence or suspense... Like I said, not going to be finishing it! Here's hoping ER book #4 finally breaks the mould... show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Plot summary: 14 year old Randy Carmichael is mysteriously drawn to the circus that comes to town. Ignoring his mother’s warnings he runs away with them, but the circus is not quite what it seems…
I am a big fan of young adult and children’s literature so I was looking forward to reading Juggler in the Wind, however from the beginning of the book the story failed to draw me in. I didn’t care about the characters, the story moved along very slowly and the magical elements of the story show more felt random and didn’t make much sense to me. Having finished the book, I’m still not sure what the point of it was. This may be partly because this is the first volume in a planned trilogy and everything will be made clear in the later books but unfortunately, after reading the first book I have no intention of reading the others.
Another point to note is that although this book is aimed at a young adult market I think this age group will find the story moves too slowly to hold their interest. I was fascinated by Greek mythology when I was a teenager and this book seems to contain a lot of references to Greek mythology, however I still struggled to make sense of how this fit into the story and I think today’s YA audience might have similar problems.
Unfortunately, for these reasons, I can’t really recommend this book. There are so many fantastic young adult and children’s books available (both old and new) that I can’t see why anyone would need to read this one. show less
I am a big fan of young adult and children’s literature so I was looking forward to reading Juggler in the Wind, however from the beginning of the book the story failed to draw me in. I didn’t care about the characters, the story moved along very slowly and the magical elements of the story show more felt random and didn’t make much sense to me. Having finished the book, I’m still not sure what the point of it was. This may be partly because this is the first volume in a planned trilogy and everything will be made clear in the later books but unfortunately, after reading the first book I have no intention of reading the others.
Another point to note is that although this book is aimed at a young adult market I think this age group will find the story moves too slowly to hold their interest. I was fascinated by Greek mythology when I was a teenager and this book seems to contain a lot of references to Greek mythology, however I still struggled to make sense of how this fit into the story and I think today’s YA audience might have similar problems.
Unfortunately, for these reasons, I can’t really recommend this book. There are so many fantastic young adult and children’s books available (both old and new) that I can’t see why anyone would need to read this one. show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.We've all heard of kids running away with the circus, but Randy didn't want that. He just wanted some answers. Why did the mysterious Circus Olympus unnerve his mother? Why were there weird disembodied voices calling him there? And who was this strange man that kept showing up in his dreams? When Randy goes to get these answers he catches the circus at the beginning of their get-away drive. So the only way to get answers is to jump on one of the trucks and hope for the best.
This book was a show more kind of mash-up between Percy Jackson and Pilo Family Circus, of course still kid friendly. If you happen to have read them both, you may see a difficulty of combination. . . but it's definitely there. From PJ the adventure aspect and myths/people from Olympus--though they don't quite know who they are. Which leads me to the PFC link: this is a circus of forgetfulness. No one fully remembers who they once were. The circus makes them different, realize who they are deep down. That, and people kind of know what's happening subconsciously--acting without understanding.
Surprisingly good and a quick read at 202 pages. Appropriate for the young'ns. I'd recommend for fans of Percy Jackson, new takes on old myths, children's lit, and mysterious magic. show less
This book was a show more kind of mash-up between Percy Jackson and Pilo Family Circus, of course still kid friendly. If you happen to have read them both, you may see a difficulty of combination. . . but it's definitely there. From PJ the adventure aspect and myths/people from Olympus--though they don't quite know who they are. Which leads me to the PFC link: this is a circus of forgetfulness. No one fully remembers who they once were. The circus makes them different, realize who they are deep down. That, and people kind of know what's happening subconsciously--acting without understanding.
Surprisingly good and a quick read at 202 pages. Appropriate for the young'ns. I'd recommend for fans of Percy Jackson, new takes on old myths, children's lit, and mysterious magic. show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Juggler in the Wind (The Wand Bearer Trilogy) has brought the magic of the circus back to life. While reading about life under the "Big Top" and how everyone is like family, it is suggested that old pagan gods may be more than mythology. Like life, change is inevietable and it is suggested that purhaps the gods never really lost their power, but have taken a different approach and used their talents as entertainment in the form of a traveling circus.
I personally really enjoyed the book. In show more a time when circus's aren't currently mainstream, it is refreshing to think about the circus not as a scram or con-artist act but more of a mystical and magical place. A place where people can live forever, worldly possessions are meaningless, and family is everything. This story of a boy who feels that he has a larger calling and conjures the courage to explore his instincts no matter how crazy they may seem, is a dream that most of the population desires but will never execute. These stories of magic, overcoming obstacles, persaverance, love, family, finding your true self and that you have a larger purpose are the things that people dream about or wish would occur in their lives. It was nice to read a book that involved a magical and mystical world that didn't have dark, gory undertones. It is definitely a good series for young adults to read if they have an active imagination and desire an alternative to depressing, hopeless, murderous stories show less
I personally really enjoyed the book. In show more a time when circus's aren't currently mainstream, it is refreshing to think about the circus not as a scram or con-artist act but more of a mystical and magical place. A place where people can live forever, worldly possessions are meaningless, and family is everything. This story of a boy who feels that he has a larger calling and conjures the courage to explore his instincts no matter how crazy they may seem, is a dream that most of the population desires but will never execute. These stories of magic, overcoming obstacles, persaverance, love, family, finding your true self and that you have a larger purpose are the things that people dream about or wish would occur in their lives. It was nice to read a book that involved a magical and mystical world that didn't have dark, gory undertones. It is definitely a good series for young adults to read if they have an active imagination and desire an alternative to depressing, hopeless, murderous stories show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Awards
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