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Reviewed on December 1, 2018 | XpressReviewsWebOnly
Gr 4 Up—Born in 1841 in a small Massachusetts town with proportional dwarfism, Lavinia Warren was smart, adventurous, playful, and by age 16, only 32 inches tall. She taught school until a cousin convinced her to join the Floating Palace of Curiosities, a traveling steamboat with unusual and entertaining exhibits, including human "oddities," that were popular at the time. Eventually, Lavinia was recruited by the famous showman P.T....Log In or Sign Up to Read More