"So when a balloonist comes to the town fair, Sophie is left behind while everyone else goes to watch him fly in his marvelous balloon. Shes far too frightened of the crowds, the commotion and even riding in a horse-drawn carriage. But if she could just be brave enough to face her fears, who knows where Sophies journey might take her. A reimagining of the childhood of Sophie Blanchard, one of the worlds first female aeronauts"--Page 4 of cover.