Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin´s Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl´s fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children´s literature.