Mirette learns tightrope walkinf rom Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boardinghouse, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear'
From Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully comes the inspiring story of Cordelia, a young girl whose relationship with her neighbor, the great suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, inspires her to a remarkable act of courage.