Gifts from the Sea

By Natalie Kinsey, Judy Pederson (Illustrator)

A storm brings a mysterious baby to a lighthouse family, but a stranger's arrival threatens their newfound bond.

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128 pages· 17,929 words· Est. 2.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

On isolated Devils Rock, Quila and her father find solace in a baby washed ashore after a storm. Naming her Celia, they form a new family. Two years later, Margaret arrives, searching for her lost niece from a shipwreck. Is Celia the missing child? As past and present collide, Quila faces the heart-wrenching possibility of losing the sister she never expected. Can love withstand the tides of fate, or will Celia be claimed by her past? Discover a tale of love, loss, and the healing power of family.

From the publisher

Quila MacFarlane is devastated by the death of her mother, especially now that it’s just her and her father on Devils Rock where her father is the lighthouse keeper. They can’t leave and almost no one ever comes to visit them. But the morning after a storm, something floats ashore that changes their lives forever: Two small mattresses strapped together, and inside, a baby! They name her Cecelia, which means “a gift from the sea,” and call her Celia. She makes them a family again-and helps heal the hurt left by Quila’s mother’s passing. Two years later, though, another stranger arrives, one who changes everything all over again: A woman named Margaret, come looking for the final resting place of her sister, whose ship had gone down in a storm two years before. Her sister’s baby had never been found, either, she explains, and now she has no family of her own. Could this be Celia’s aunt? Will Quila have to give up Celia so Margaret can have her own family back? This is a gripping tale full of love, loss, and healing. Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is the author of many wonderful books for young readers.

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