Mirette on the high wire /
Emily Arnold McCully.
- New York : Putnam & Grosset Group, 1997, c1992.
- [32] p. : col. ill ; 27 cm.
"PaperStar.".
Caldecott Medal/Honor. Elem. School Library Collection. Wilson's Children. Booklist, December 2000. Christian Library, March 1997. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), April 2001. Publisher's Weekly, March 2001. School Library Journal starred, October 2000. Wilson's Children, November 1996.
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Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.