The ordinary turns extraordinary when ten-year-old Pearl Twist of Brooklyn sets out on a magical escapade with her loyal companion, Lion, from the Prospect Park Carousel! Under the glow of the March full crow moon, Pearl and Lion meet feisty-feathered Crow, mind-reader Rosie, hungry Inchworm, and eleven-year-old John. When Crow discovers a passageway, they enter the curious, spellbinding City of Zinnia, a universe of endless possibilities created by thought. But watch out! The despicable carousel keeper, Cornelius Cage, and his sinister red feathers threaten their existence. Will Pearl and her friends overcome the dangers they face? Join them on their journey of adventure, love, loss, and the power of imagination!