num_pages: 163
description: In 1904, twelve-year-old Orphelia follows her dream by running away from home to join an all-black minstrel show headed for the Saint Louis World's Fair, and learns about her family's troubled past in the process.
language: English
title: The Minstrel's Melody
titlecomplete: The Minstrel's Melody (American Girl History Mysteries)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Edwardian, Juvenile, Mystery Thriller, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 378
places: Missouri
series: American Girl History Mysteries
publisher: Amer Girl Pub