Of Salt and Shore
Annet Schaap
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
4.39
· 18 ratings · 352 pages · Published: 24 Mar 2017
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.
Tagged as:
- fantasy 4
- folktales & legends 3
- merfolk 3
- action / adventure 3
- magical realism 3
- children 2
- fairy tales 2
- retellings 2
- friendship 2
- outlaw 2
- magic 1
- family 1
- mystery 1
- monsters/creatures 1
- horror 1
- paranormal 1
- low fantasy 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- middle grade 3
- young adult 3
- audiobook 2
- book 1