In The Girl in the Leaning Tower, Polly Duncan, who is almost thirteen and from New York, meets a new circle of friends and acquaintances in Pisa, Italy. Flora, a Romani girl; Charles, a merchant from Nigeria; former professor Mirella, who likes to recite Dante on the steps of a Pisan church; Mme Meringue, Polly's opinionated and meddlesome French landlady; and Sofia, who happens to have been born in 1168, all know the sting of being an outsider. Instead of being defeated by prejudice and other obstacles, these characters learn confidence and create their own opportunities. They do so using their determination, their creativity, and the very traits that set them apart.
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