Jepp, who defied the stars

By Katherine Marsh

Subjects: Voyages and travels, fiction, Dwarfs, fiction, Historical fiction, Voyages and travels, Renaissance, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Children's fiction, European fiction, Renaissance, fiction, Courts and courtiers, History, Courts and courtiers, fiction, Dwarfs, Europe, history, fiction

Description: Imprisoned and compelled to be a court dwarf in a royal Spanish palace after leaving his countryside home, Jepp of Astraveld endures a humiliating existence along with his friend Lia before an escape attempt places him in the hands of an eccentric master devoted to uncovering the secrets of the stars.