Jepp, who defied the stars /

Marsh, Katherine.

Jepp, who defied the stars / Katherine Marsh. - London : Hot Key, 2012. - 387 p. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: New York: Hyperion.

Set in 17th-century Europe, this is the coming-of-age story of a teenage dwarf limited not only by his height but by his destiny. Seemingly bound for a life of misery as an astronomer's court dwarf, Jepp must prove himself to be a capable and trustworthy student in order to escape his fate.

Adolescent.

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Europe--History--17th century--Fiction.


Historical fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Fiction 13+.
Historical.