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The Magical Ride of Sophie
Paperback
Publisher: Jamila Williams
Published: Nov 4 2026
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Seventeen-year-old Sophie Carter has always felt invisible. Living alone in her late grandfather's neglected cottage, she believes her family has left nothing meaningful behind and that her own existence will eventually disappear without a trace. But everything changes when she discovers a forgotten Victorian rotunda hidden beneath the tangled wilderness of Whispering Pines Park. Inside stands an extraordinary antique carousel, filled with beautifully carved horses and mysterious machinery that seems to possess a life of its own.When Sophie climbs onto one of the horses, the carousel awakens and transports her into another time, allowing her to experience the lives of people whose sacrifices and struggles have been erased from history. In the middle of a devastating nineteenth-century blizzard, she finds herself sharing the identity of Margaret Harrington, a courageous woman who risks everything to save impoverished families by secretly diverting her husband's valuable timber. Through these extraordinary journeys, Sophie begins to understand that history is not simply a collection of famous names and celebrated victories. It is also built upon countless acts of kindness, courage, and quiet rebellion performed by ordinary people.Yet the carousel holds a dangerous secret. Its intricate mechanical heart is deteriorating, and an unfinished, unpainted horse known as the Pale Steed threatens to destroy the entire mechanism. With the help of Trevor Langston, an antiquarian who understands the carousel's forgotten purpose, Sophie uncovers the remarkable legacy of its creator, Valerian Ravenscroft, and the hidden history of her own great-grandmother, Hazel Carter. What she discovers challenges everything she has ever believed about her family and the importance of being remembered.As the threat of demolition approaches, Sophie must confront the mysteries surrounding the carousel and find a way to restore the missing piece before the machine falls silent forever. Her journey becomes more than an adventure through forgotten eras; it becomes a search for identity, belonging, and the extraordinary power of stories that refuse to disappear.The Magical Ride of Sophie is an enchanting historical fantasy filled with mysterious inventions, forgotten histories, magical time journeys, and heartfelt discoveries. It is a moving story about courage, family heritage, and the people whose unrecorded sacrifices quietly shape the world we inherit.
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