In this book, Mirette and Bellini have been invited to walk across a wire over Niagara Falls. But when they arrive in New York, it seems they have been challenged by an imposter Luckily, their new fri
One day, a mysterious stranger arrives at a boardinghouse of the widow Gateau- a sad-faced stranger, who keeps to himself. When the widow's daughter, Mirette, discovers him crossing the courtyard o
Helping support her struggling family by working all day in a hot, noisy cotton mill, ten-year-old Rebecca Putney fears losing her job when poor working conditions and lowered pay result in employee p