It's 1857, and 11-year-olds Mattie and Francesca are students at Miss Heatherton's Academy for Young Ladies. Elsa, who is the same age, works in the kitchen. When the girls learn that Elsa dreams of learning to read, they conspire to teach her--and the three become most unlikely friends.
It's 1857, and 11-year-olds Mattie and Francesca are students at Miss Heatherton's Academy for Young Ladies. Elsa, who is the same age, works in the kitchen. When the girls learn that Elsa dreams of learning to read, they conspire to teach her--and the three become most unlikely friends.