Synopses & Reviews
"World's smallest girl -- look for a penny." Enter the world of Josephine, one of the Earthly Astonishments at Coney Island's famed boardwalk of exotics. The year is 1883, and, once again, Marthe Jocelyn proves her versatility in a riveting novel that brings the sights and sounds of a very different age to life.
Synopsis
In 1884, after being sold as a servant by her parents to a harsh school mistress, tiny 12-year-old Josephine, who stands less than 29 inches tall, finds refuge in the Museum of Earthly Astonishments in New York City.