The Leap Year Boy

Set in Pittsburgh in the early 1900's, The Leap Year Boy is the story of an extraordinary boy named Alex Miller, born into a working class family on February 29, 1908. What makes Alex so remarkable is that even though he's full term, he weighs just two pounds, one ounce and is nine inches long. Despite his size, Alex is perfectly healthy. However, his body grows at one-fourth the rate of a normal child-so that after one year, he's the size of a three-month-old-but his mind grows much quicke...