Mirette was always fascinated by the strange and interesting people who stayed in her mother\'s boardinghouse. -- School Library Journal, starred review. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children\'s Books, starred review-- A satisfying, high-spirited adventure.
When Mirette discovers that fear has kept him from performing for years, she knows she must repay him for the kindness he has shown her -- and show him that sometimes a student can be the greatest teacher of all.-- Young readers will want to pull on their own high-button boots and join Mirette as she dances between the rooftops.
But no one excited her as much as Bellini, who walks the clothesline with the grace and ease of a bird.
Mirette was always fascinated by the strange and interesting people who stayed in her mother\'s boardinghouse
