The Little Riders

A girl risks everything to protect mysterious clock riders during wartime.

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80 pages· 13,333 words· Est. 2 hour read· 900L

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In a Dutch village under wartime occupation, eleven-year-old Johanna is entrusted with a peculiar task: protect the twelve metal riders of the church clock. As the German army looms, Johanna's bond with these figures deepens, leading her to a daring act of bravery. What lengths will she go to safeguard them, and what secrets do they hold? This is a tale of courage and mystery, where the stakes are as high as the clock tower itself.

From the publisher

“Take care of the little riders, “ says Johanna’s father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village. And Johanna does. She loves the twelve metal figures on horseback who ride forth each hours from the clock on the ancient church tower. She would do anything to protect them, anything. And one night she risks her life to prove it.

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