Pub Date: April 22, 2025
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0670
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to UP
Physical Info: 1.50" H x 8.40" L x 5.70" W ( 0.95 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Quiz #:0000557257 ( Candle Island)
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Reading level: 4.40 |
Interest level: MG+ |
Point value: 12.0 |
Description: "Lucretia and her mother have come to tiny Candle Island, Maine (Population: summer, 986; winter, 315) to escape--escape memories of the car accident that killed her father and escape the journalists that hound her mother, a famous and reclusive artist. The rocky coast and ocean breeze are a welcome respite for Lucretia, who dedicates her summer days to painting, exploring the island, and caring for an orphaned osprey chick. But Candle Island has secrets of its own--a hidden room in her new house, a mysterious boy with a beautiful voice--and just like the strong tides that surround the shores, they will catch Lucretia in their wake"--