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Gr 4-8 Josephine's parents have always been slightly afraid of their daughter. By age seven, she measures all of 22 inches, so they jump at the opportunity when a shrewd headmistress from a New York City boarding school offers to take her in for hire. After five long years of abuse, the intelligent, hardworking girl runs away. After a perilous journey downtown, she is taken under the wing of a kindly barmaid, Nell, and Mr. R. J. Walters, the owner of the Museum of Earthly Astonishments-a glorified freak s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More