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Author
Series
Hope Harbor volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
After inheriting a crumbling lighthouse, Dr. Ben Garrison is more than ready to get rid of it until he meets a determined Marci Weber who wants to save the landmark. Can she make him see her point of view?
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Lighthouse captures the romance of these isolated, life-saving towers in words and contemporary images, along with the inventiveness and incredible feats of engineering it took to create them. This stunning visual exploration features 100 of the most innovative and beautiful lighthouses built during seafaring's golden age, from 1700-1900"--Back cover.
6) The ridge
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The lives of a small-town chief deputy, an out-of-work reporter, and the owner of a big cat rescue center collide when a well-known eccentric dies in his landlocked lighthouse, set on a ridge in the eastern Kentucky hills. Strange occurrences at the cat shelter coincide with a disturbing discovery in the lighthouse, which hits too close to home for the deputy and veteran reporter, and being on the ridge after dark becomes dangerous.
7) Ghost cat
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After his death, Sailor Boy decided to stay at Port Carrick lighthouse with his friend, the lighthouse keeper, and when disaster strikes, he is there to help.
8) Forever safe
Author
Series
Beacons of hope volume 4
Publisher
Northern Lights Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Heiress to a vast fortune, Victoria Cole has everything she wants, including the perfect fiancé. Having left two other men at the altar, Victoria is sure that now she's found her true love and will finally live happily ever after. As her wedding draws near, however, Victoria's life is threatened. To keep her safe, Victoria's father hires a bodyguard. Tom Cushman's number one priority is protecting his clients, which means no personal entanglements....
9) The storm
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Pandora the cat becomes a lighthouse keeper and saves the life of Seabold the dog, and together the two of them create a family with three young mice rescued from the sea.
10) Pinny in fall
Author
Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"On a crisp fall day, Pinny decides to go for a walk. She packs a sweater, her rain hat, a book, a snack and her treasure pouch. Set for adventure, Pinny's day includes a windy game of tag with her friends, an exciting call for help from the lighthouse keeper and a surprising encounter with the falling autumn leaves."--
11) A ghostly light
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When her friend Alicia hires Turner Construction to renovate a historic lighthouse in the San Francisco Bay, Mel Turner can't wait to get her hands dirty. Alicia plans to transform the island property into a welcoming inn, and while Mel has never attempted a project so ambitious--or so tall--before, she's definitely up for the challenge. But trouble soon arises when Alicia's abusive ex-husband shows up to threaten both her and Mel, and later turns...
Author
Series
Lighthouse keepers volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
After discovering that the lighthouse his family tends is a portal to strange and dangerous worlds, eleven-year-old Griffin must travel through it to save his father from a threat to all humanity.
Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Lighthouse of the Great Lakes combines the fascinating history and lore of approximately forty-one lighthouses with stunning color and black-and-white photographs. Focusing on the lighthouses of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, this beautifully illustrated book provides stirring descriptions of the lighthouses as well as directions and details on visiting these memorable Great Lakes landmarks"--
16) The octopus
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Caspian lives alone in a lighthouse surrounded by the cold gray-blue sea, longing for a friend; so one day he puts a message in a bottle and floats it away in the sea--but the friend who finds it is someone completely unexpected.
18) The turtle
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pandora the cat, Seabold the dog, and their three adopted mouse children, call on the pelicans for help when Aurora the sea turtle becomes stranded in fog and cold water near the lighthouse.
19) The sea lion
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 7
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When a baby sea lion's mother leaves him at the lighthouse, the lighthouse family enjoys caring for him until she returns"--
20) Pelican Point
Author
Series
Bachelors of Blueberry Cove volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
With her life thoroughly broken, fixer Alex has signed on to renovate the dilapidated Pelican Point lighthouse in Maine. She's falling in love with the glorious coastline, age-old secrets, welcoming smiles, and rugged Logan McCrae. DIY is so much better with two.
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