Phillip might be the only kid in the world who wants to run away from the circus. His dad is a clown and his mom is the Fat Lady, and they both want Phillip to find an act that will make him a star. But all he wants is to be a normal kid.
Phillip finally gets the chance to live with his aunt and uncle in a regular town. But Hardingtown is hardly normal--it's the unofficial Dodgeball Capital of the World. Instead of dodging cream pies thrown by clowns, Phillip is ducking screamers thrown by the Junior Dodgeball Champion and school bully, B.B. Tyson.
After an especially vicious game, Phillip takes the bully to court to pay for his busted glasses--and winds up battling the entire town. Can the elephant-poop-scooping circus boy win his case and make life safer for everyone?
