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Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse
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Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse Hardcover - 1999

by Marcia Vaughan; Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator)

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--from the author of "Whistling Dixie, " a 1996 ALA Notable Children's Book. Color illustrations throughout.


Summary

Abbie Burgess helps her father care for a lighthouse on a small island off the coast of Maine. Together they tend the lamps, organize supplies, and watch the endless Atlantic waters. When AbbieâÈçs mother becomes ill, her father must sail to the mainland to find food and medicine. While her father is away a fierce winter storm descends, and Abbie must summon all her courage to care for her ailing mother, comfort her frightened sisters, and keep the flames of the lighthouse burning.
     Abbie Against the Storm is based on an actual incident that took place off the coast of Maine in the winter of 1856 and on a real young woman who rose to the challenge of saving her family and countless sailors.

From the publisher

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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  • Title Abbie Against the Storm: The True Story of a Young Heroine and a Lighthouse
  • Author Marcia Vaughan; Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition No Edition State
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Beyond Words, USA
  • Date 1999-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781582700076 / 1582700079
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.34 x 9.85 x 0.41 in (28.80 x 25.02 x 1.04 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 5
  • Reading level 780
  • Library of Congress subjects Lighthouse keepers, Burgess, Abbie
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99025496
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Farnsworth's striking illustrations enhance the tale. With muted tones and misty texture, these lovely drawings add to the sense of urgency Abbie must have felt. The story itself is fascinating in depicting the initiative and courage of young Abbie.
âÈ'Today's Librarian

Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2000, Page 1478
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2000, Page 72
  • Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 64
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/07/2000, Page 85
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2000, Page 89

About the author

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 100 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. Artist Bill Farnsworth is an award-winning artist and illustrator whose work has been seen in galleries, on book covers and magazines, and children's books starting in the 1980s. He has illustrated over 75 books for children over the past four decades, including books Kaya: 1764 (for the Amercian Girl brand) and The Adventures of Vin Fin (with author Clive Cussler). He is a graduate of Ringling School of Art and Design, and a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York. Bill has done painstaking research to make Abbie historically accurate. He lives in Venice, Florida.
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