Of Salt and Shore

By Annet Schaap, Laura Watkinson (Translator)

A lighthouse keeper's daughter faces a mysterious house and a rumored monster after a shipwreck changes her fate.

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352 pages· 71,378 words· Est. 10 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, fails to light the lantern one stormy night, causing a shipwreck. Sent to the Admiral's eerie house rumored to harbor a monster, she discovers unexpected secrets. There, she befriends Fish, the admiral's neglected son, and together they embark on a fantastical journey with mermaids, pirates, and outcasts. As Lampie navigates this strange new world, she must find the courage to fight for friendship and embrace her unique identity. Will she uncover the truth behind the house's mysteries and find her place in a world that demands conformity?

From the publisher

For fans of The Hazel Wood, this middle grade novel takes the dark stuff of fairytales and crafts it into a powerful story of friendship and light. “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.

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