Mirette on the high wire
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Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
Tightrope walkingFictionJuvenile fictionCaldecott MedalBlindBooks and readingAcrobats and acrobaticsGirlsPerformance anxietyFearDetermination (Personality trait)Learning