For Joe and Annie, the choice is escape or die. Manchester. That’s where Joe’s mom went after leaving him and his little sister at the workhouse. That’s where you can have adventures and live life on your own terms—free from abusive Masters. Along the way Joe and Annie meet some kind strangers who offer help, but they also meet swindlers who want to control or even sell them. And no matter how hard he tries, Joe can’t hide the fact that Annie is different in a way that makes people want to manipulate her for their own gain. When Annie is embraced by the traveling fair as if she’s family, Joe is resentful. So resentful that he leaves her behind. He loves running with the gang he joins, but evading the codgers who rule the street is dangerous. Joe might not make it long enough to get Annie back and find out what happened to their mother. In true Victorian fashion, The Little Princess meets Oliver in this epic novel that is sure to grip readers from the first page. - from Amzon