Harbor Club Origins

By Helen Beth Henderson

When twelve-year-old Quinn Pickett discovers strange symbols appearing around her island harbor, she pulls together an unlikely trio of classmates to help her figure out what they mean. Stuart, who sees patterns in everything. Jude, who feels the world more intensely than he can explain. Erin, steady and thoughtful, carrying her father's old lighthouse journal in her backpack.

Together, they form The Harbor Club.

As the symbols multiply-triangles, dots, spirals-the kids follow a trail that leads them to the old lighthouse overlooking the bay. Inside its winding staircase and quiet lantern room, they uncover a message left years ago by a man who believed the harbor "talks if you know how to listen."

But the lighthouse isn't warning them. It's gathering them.

Each clue draws the four closer together, helping them trust their instincts, steady their emotions, and see themselves-and each other-more clearly. What begins as a mystery becomes something deeper: a reminder that light, even quiet light, brings people together.

By the time they reach the top of the lighthouse, the Harbor Club has discovered more than the meaning of the symbols. They've discovered belonging.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GY5TW4KQ
• ISBN13: 9798235837577
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Safe Harbor Collective
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7