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Starred Review on January 1, 2021 | Picture Books
Gr 3–5—Lucian loves searching for faraway things—items with no obvious owner—that have drifted ashore near his home. One day, after a great storm has raged through the night, Lucian happens upon a cutlass, and it is unlike anything he has found before. He carefully secures it to the wall of his bedroom, inspiring a series of dreams about his late father. After the fog clears, Lucian notices a large ship in the bay, stuck in a sandbar because there was no lighthouse to guide its passage. The ship's captain ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More