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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Toddlers
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Toddlers
Description
"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."--
2) Ghost cat
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
After his death, Sailor Boy decided to stay at Port Carrick lighthouse with his friend, the lighthouse keeper, and when disaster strikes, he is there to help.
Author
Language
English
Description
The children, who are spending the summer in a lighthouse on the New England coast, are disturbed by a mysterious woman walking the lighthouse grounds. Jessie's dog Watch wakes up growling almost every evening at midnight, and Henry finds a puzzling note in the sand.
5) Ghostlight
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fell--or were they pushed?--remains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day. . . Gabe tells this story every day when he gives the ghost tour on Toronto Island. He tries to make it scary enough to satisfy the tourists, but he doesn't actually believe in ghosts--until he finds himself...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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GPLD Best of 2022
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage 2023
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage 2023
Description
A sweetly spooky ghost story about a Cuban American boy who befriends a pair of spirits and tries to break the curse on his island home . . . only to discover a seemingly lost piece of his family's history in the process. This new middle grade standalone mystery from the author of the Muse Squad series is perfect for fans of Doll Bones and The Girl and the Ghost!
Frank Fernandez's family never stays in one place for long.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Summertime brings the Fletcher Family back to Rock Island where the good times never end, but this summer the boys' favorite lighthouse is all boarded up and with the help from their new neighbors, the Garcia girls, the boys are determined to find out what is really happening with their lighthouse and saving it, no matter what the cost.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, Pets world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and unnoticed. A girl who freezes with fear at the enemy planes ripping through the skies overhead. A girl who is somehow destined to become part of the strange, ancient legend of the Daughters...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Description
Bringing to life an era when rivers, lakes, and oceans were the nation's highways and lighthouses served as traffic signals and maps, this comprehensive reference provides children with an in-depth history of lighthouses and firsthand stories of the challenges faced by lighthouse keepers. Filled with engaging activities such as learning how to tie a bowline knot and building a model lighthouse, this unique book also includes a field guide to U.S....
10) Pinny in fall
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"On a crisp fall day, Pinny decides to go for a walk. She packs a sweater, her rain hat, a book, a snack and her treasure pouch. Set for adventure, Pinny's day includes a windy game of tag with her friends, an exciting call for help from the lighthouse keeper and a surprising encounter with the falling autumn leaves."--
11) Faraway things
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Secundo enjoys searching the beach below his home for treasure, but after becoming attached to a mysterious cutlass he meets its owner, who offers something greater for its return.
Author
Series
Spooksville volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Cindy is playing by the ocean with her younger brother, Neil, when a ghost appears out of nowhere and grabs the little boy and carries him away. Cindy tries to tell people what happened, but everyone assumes that Neil drowned. Cindy is left heartbroken, with no one to help her find her brother. Until Sally reads about what happened. Sally believes in ghosts-and she knows there are plenty of them to be found in Spooksville. With Adam and Watch, Sally...
14) Skeleton tower
Author
Series
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Jason's parents have just been hired to work at a historic lighthouse along the California coast. The lighthouse is built along steep cliffs, surrounded by fog, far from the nearest town ... and cursed"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Christmas is two days away, but Frances and her little brother Peter, who recently moved with their father to a lighthouse on an isolated island, fear that they will have no treats, no music, and no visit from Santa. Includes facts about the Flying Santa Service.
18) The otter
Author
Series
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A family of animals that lives in a lighthouse helps an otter, whose sister is trapped in an old fishing net.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's letters and life, this book imagines the author as a child with dreams of becoming a writer. As he and his father visit one of the many lighthouses along the Scottish coast that were built by their family, young Louis begins composing a story in his head--one with storms, shipwrecks, and pirates--that will one day be published as Treasure Island."--
20) The storm
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Pandora the cat becomes a lighthouse keeper and saves the life of Seabold the dog, and together the two of them create a family with three young mice rescued from the sea.
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