Of salt and shore

Every night Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter lights the lantern which warns the ships away from the rocks, but when the light goes out one night, a ship is wrecked and Lampie is sent to the Admiral's Black House in disgrace--there she finds and befriends the Admiral's son, who...

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Main Author: Schaap, Annet (Author)
Other Authors: Watkinson, Laura (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Dutch
Published: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2020.
Edition: First US edition.
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Summary: Every night Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter lights the lantern which warns the ships away from the rocks, but when the light goes out one night, a ship is wrecked and Lampie is sent to the Admiral's Black House in disgrace--there she finds and befriends the Admiral's son, who was born with a tail, and together they are pulled into an adventure of mermen and pirates, and secret identities long concealed but soon to be revealed.
Item Description: Originally published as: Lampje by Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, Amsterdam, ©2017.
Also published in English as: Lampie and the Children of the Sea.
First published in English by Pushkin Press in 2019.
Physical Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 10 and up.
ISBN: 9781623542306
1623542308
Author Notes: Annet Schaap is one of the Netherland's best-loved illustrators. Her debut novel, Of Salt & Shore , won four prizes, including the best Dutch children's book of the year for 2018.