Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters
Eleven-year-old Cornelia is the daughter of two world-famous pianists—a legacy that should feel fabulous, but instead feels just plain lonely. She surrounds herself with dictionaries and other books t…
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