Description: Abbie Against the Storm : The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse, Paperback by Vaughan, Marcia; Farnsworth, Bill (ILT), ISBN 1582708886, ISBN-13 9781582708881, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The dramatic true story of a young heroine who operated a lighthouse during a terrible winter storm in her father's absence, saving countless lives out at sea. 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.
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Book Title: Abbie Against the Storm : the True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse
Number of Pages: 32 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2022
Topic: Nature & The Natural World / Weather, Girls & Women, Historical / United States / 19th Century
Item Height: 0.2 in
Illustrator: Yes, Farnsworth, Bill
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 6 Oz
Author: Marcia Vaughan
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Picture Book
