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Penelope Bailey takes the stage

by Susanna Reich

TheaterAuntsSex roleJuvenile fictionHistoryFiction

Against the wishes of her disapproving aunt, with whom she lives in 1889 San Francisco while her parents are on a scientific expedition, eleven-year-old Penny tries to prepare herself for an acting career.

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Book data: Open Library