Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Beyond Words
Published: 12/01/1999
ISBN: 9781582700076
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 11.34h x 9.85w x 0.41d
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/07/2000 pg. 85
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 72 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Booklist 04/01/2000 pg. 1478
School Library Journal 07/01/2000 pg. 89
Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 64
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 72 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 41412 / Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5