Of Salt and Shore

By Annet Schaap

Book Overview

For fans of The Hazel Wood, this middle grade novel takes the dark stuff of fairytales and crafts it into a powerful story of friendship and light.

"Once I picked the book up, I didn't set it down until I finished it with tears in my eyes. . ." --The New York Times Book Review

Every evening Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks, but one stormy night disaster strikes. The lantern is not lit, a ship is wrecked, and someone must pay.

To work off her debt, Lampie is banished to the Admiral's lonely house, where a monster is rumored to live. The terrors inside the house aren't quite what she thought they would be--they are even stranger. After Lampie saves the life of the neglected, deformed son of the admiral, a boy she calls Fish, they form a close bond. Soon they are pulled into a fairytale adventure swimming with mermaids, pirates, and misfits. Lampie will discover the courage to fight for friendship, knowledge, and the freedom to be different.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623543444
• ISBN13: 9781623543440
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher