Meet Felicity Author:Valerie Tripp Meet Felicity Merriman, a spunky, sprightly nine-year-old girl who lives in Williams burg, Virginia, in 1774, just before the Revolutionary War. She grows impatient doing "sitting down kinds of things," like practicing her stitchery of handwriting. She would much rather be riding horses. That's why Felicity is so excited to hear about a new hors... more »e in town. But the horse is owned by Jiggy Nye, the cruel tanner who beats his animals. Felicity sneaks off the visit the horse and falls in love with the copper-colored mare which she names Penny. When Penny's life is in danger, Felicity knows she must help.
Meet Felicity is the first in a series of beautifully illustrated books about growing up in colonial America.« less