Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse Not for Online Edition Contributor(s): Vaughan, Marcia (Author), Farnsworth, Bill (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1582700079 ISBN-13: 9781582700076 Publisher: Beyond Words OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1999 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 99025496 |
Lexile Measure: 780 |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 9.85" W x 11.34" (1.02 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 41412 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The dramatic true story of a young heroine. When seventeen-year-old Abbie Burgess and her family move to Maine where her father will be caring for a lighthouse, she is immediately fascinated by the lights. Abbie becomes her father's assistant, and when he is forced to make an emergency trip to the mainland, Abbie alone knows how to keep the lighthouse tower lit. Soon after he leaves, a massive storm arises, surging over the island and flooding their house. Will Abbie be able to care for her sick mother and younger sisters and make sure that the lighthouse guides ships safely through the treacherous waters? This fictionalized account of a young girl's triumph over a savage storm as well as her own fears, is based on an actual incident that took place in the winter of 1856. Gorgeously illustrated with powerful oil paintings, young Abbie will inspire readers to face all storms as bravely. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vaughan, Marcia: - When Marcia Vaughan was a young girl, she loved telling wild stories to her friends. Now she is the author of more than eighty books for children published in the United States, Australia, Canada, and England. Her books have been honored as an American Library Association Notable Children's Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection. Vaughan lives on Vashon Island, Washington with her son, Sam, and husband, Richard, who is also an author. |