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Earthly Astonishments

Marthe Jocelyn (2000)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages186 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads0.00/5 (0)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

Outcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Working-Class Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

In 1884, after being sold as a servant by her parents to a harsh school mistress, tiny twelve-year-old Josephine, who stands less than twenty-nine inches tall, finds refuge in the Museum of Earthly Astonishments in New York City.

Tags

Historical FictionSocial IssuesDisability Representation