Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse (Not for Online)

Description: The author of "Wombat Stew" offers a fictionalized account of an incident in the life of a 14-year-old girl who tends her family's lighthouse during a fierce storm on the coast of Maine in the winter of 1856. Full color.

Brief description: When acclaimed author Marcia Vaughan was a young girl, she loved telling wild stories to her friends. As a graduate of Washington State University, she began her career as a librarian and was soon writing books herself. Now she is the author of over one hundred books for children, including the timeless 1986 treasure Wombat Stew, Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest, Kissing Coyotes, and Five Pesky Pumpkins. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.

Review Quotes: Vaughan's straightforward narrative conveys the danger of the storm as well as the heroine's bravery and stamina...Farnsworth's resplendent paintings of the turbulent seas heighten the drama and lend the tale immediacy.
--Publisher's Weekly