From the Lighthouse

By Liz Chipman and Elizabeth Chipman

The river, the lighthouse, and her family are all that thirteen- year-old Weezie Bloom has ever wanted or needed. Not so for Ma, who, without warning, leaves forever. Healing is slow, but the family survives, guided by their father's strength and love. Weezie narrates the changing seasons and evolving moods of a year without Ma--a transforming year at the twilight of the Great Depression. With language as glorious as the autumn landscape on the banks of the Hudson, Weezie's richly textured story will appeal to generations of readers, transporting them to the lighthouse that Weezie proudly calls home.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525473122
• ISBN13: 9780525473121
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 0.8" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

From the Lighthouse

From the Lighthouse uses fantastic depictive skills. I can see the personality and even physical description of the characters just through how they talk and act. Amazing job, Chipman!

a unique coming-of-age story

Weezie and her brothers all go through quite a growth and maturation process in the span of just a year, as they all have to adjust to the knowledge that not only has their mother left them, but that she is not coming back. I enjoyed this book for several reasons, one of which is the descriptive and elegant writing style, which is fitting for a setting as lovely as the Hudson River as nature changes it from one season to the next. I also appreciated the growing understanding in Weezie that her father is a devoted, loving parent who will always be there for his children no matter what.

a must read

anyone who likes Oprah book club style books will love this story. The characters are great and it is full of interesting historical facts! Loved it!

Good for not-so young adults too

This is an excellent read for young and not so young adults alike. I enjoyed it very much! Read it with a box of tissues handy.

Exciting, moving and well written

A book that doesn't talk down to young readers. The language is lovely.