Sofia's Story
A girl, the horses she loves, and the choices that shape her.
Follow Sofia through horse-filled adventures as she navigates changing friendships, complicated family relationships, and challenges both in and out of the saddle. Along the way, she discovers that growing up sometimes means finding the courage to trust herself.
Who is Sofia?
Sofia is kind, determined, hardworking, and happiest when horses are part of her life. She genuinely enjoys mucking stalls, sweeping the barn, and cleaning water buckets because it means taking care of horses she loves. She cares just as deeply about the people in her life and tries hard to do the right thing, even when figuring out what the right thing is isn't always easy.
As Sofia grows, she navigates changes and challenges in her family, friendships that don't always go the way she expects, and growing responsibilities with the horses she loves. Along the way, she learns that growing up sometimes means trusting her own judgment, speaking up for what she needs, and making difficult choices even when the people she loves might choose differently.
Follow Sofia's Story
Four books, one journey. Here's where to start and how Sofia's story unfolds.
Sofia's Surprise
A shared love of horses draws Sofia and her grandmother closer, giving Sofia hope that old hurts can be forgiven and her family can find a way forward together.
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A Place for Sofia
Uprooted from the life she loves, Sofia finds new horses, new friends, and an unexpected place to belong.
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Sofia and Sundance
After an accident shakes Sundance's confidence, Sofia takes on the challenge of helping the horse she loves learn to trust again.
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Sofia's Choice
When friends and family have their own ideas about what Sofia should do, she must trust herself and make the choices that are right for her.
Read a SampleRecommended for ages 8–12, with an approximate fourth-grade reading level. The books are accessible for independent middle-grade readers while offering characters, relationships, and themes that older readers and adults can enjoy, too. They also work well for family read-alouds and book clubs.
Sofia's stories are horse-filled and hopeful, with themes of friendship, family, responsibility, forgiveness, and growing up. The series is written with middle-grade readers in mind, without profanity, sexual content, or graphic violence. Readers will encounter occasional tense or mildly frightening moments and difficult family situations, all handled sensitively and in an age-appropriate way.
Take Sofia's Story Beyond the Page
Sofia's Surprise is also available with a Horse Powered Reading® book club curriculum, combining the story with hands-on horse activities that build reading comprehension, confidence, and connection.
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