Seventeen-year-old Peter was born into the circus and loves his life; two-year-old twins Esmeralda and Scarlett have personalities as big as the big top; Edward makes good money throwing knives at his mother.

Fifteen-year-old Imogene is offered the chance to turn her passion for the circus into a career; young knife-thrower Edward becomes godfather to his young siblings.

Seventeen-year-old Brandon is sent to the circus as a punishment and tries to perform the knife throwing act made famous by his dad; an eight-year-old clown debuts an act with his dad, but he may soon have to leave the circus and go to school.

Looks at kids whose families stretch back 16 generations in the circus and others who have run away to follow their big-top dreams.