Felicity: An American Girl Adventure has all the joy, excitement and you-are-there history of the best selling books about Felicity Merriman, a spirited girl growing up in Virginia in the years just before the American Revolution. Nine year old Felicity knows she is supposed to stay quietly indoors doing 'sitting down kinds of things' but she yearns for the freedom of outdoors... and especially for the adventure of riding horses. Then she meets a beautiful, copper coloured mare who's mistreated by her cruel owner. When Felicity tries to rescue the horse she calls Penny, she learns valuable lessons about loyalty, responsibility and independence.