The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0823453634
ISBN-13
9780823453634
Publisher
Holiday House Inc
Imprint
Holiday House Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 5th, 2024
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
286 grams
Dimensions
21.80 x 14.80 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Children's / Teenage fiction & true storiesPeople & places (Children's / Teenage)
Ksh 2,900.00
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Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a mysterious family of lighthouse-keepersand, she hopes, to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking…
Selena Lucy Landry (named for a ship, as every sailors child should be) has been frightened of the water ever since she lost her father at sea. But with no one else to care for her, shes sent to foster with the Martinsa large Anishinaabe family living on a lighthouse in the middle of stormy Lake Superior.
The Martin family is big, hard-working, and close, and Lucywho has always been a dreamerstruggles to fit in. Can she go one day without ruining the laundry or forgetting the sweeping? Will she ever be less afraid of the lake?
Although life at the lighthouse isnt what Lucy hoped for, it is beautifulships come and go, waves pound the rocksand it has one major advantage: Its near the site of a famous shipwreck, a shipwreck that went down with a treasure her father wanted more than anything. If Lucy can find that treasurea priceless ruby necklacewont it be like having Papa back again, just a little bit?
But someone else is hunting for the treasure, too. And as the lighthouse company becomes increasingly skeptical that the Martins can juggle Lucy and their duties, Lucy and the Martin children will need to find the necklace quicklyor they may not have a home at all.
The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry is a timelessly sweet tale of found family from rising Ojibwe voice Anna Rose Johnson, author of NPR Best Book of the Year The Star That Always Stays. Perfect for fans of L.M. Montgomery and Karina Yan Glaser!
"Lucy Landry is a charming and fanciful heroine reminiscent of Anne Shirley, who reminds us that even in dark times, we can be a light for others."Alyssa Colman, author of Bank Street Best Book of the Year The Gilded Girl
"HEARTWARMING."Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"TENDER... WHOLESOME."Publishers Weekly, starred review
"UNIQUE."Youth Services Book Review, starred review
Selena Lucy Landry (named for a ship, as every sailors child should be) has been frightened of the water ever since she lost her father at sea. But with no one else to care for her, shes sent to foster with the Martinsa large Anishinaabe family living on a lighthouse in the middle of stormy Lake Superior.
The Martin family is big, hard-working, and close, and Lucywho has always been a dreamerstruggles to fit in. Can she go one day without ruining the laundry or forgetting the sweeping? Will she ever be less afraid of the lake?
Although life at the lighthouse isnt what Lucy hoped for, it is beautifulships come and go, waves pound the rocksand it has one major advantage: Its near the site of a famous shipwreck, a shipwreck that went down with a treasure her father wanted more than anything. If Lucy can find that treasurea priceless ruby necklacewont it be like having Papa back again, just a little bit?
But someone else is hunting for the treasure, too. And as the lighthouse company becomes increasingly skeptical that the Martins can juggle Lucy and their duties, Lucy and the Martin children will need to find the necklace quicklyor they may not have a home at all.
The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry is a timelessly sweet tale of found family from rising Ojibwe voice Anna Rose Johnson, author of NPR Best Book of the Year The Star That Always Stays. Perfect for fans of L.M. Montgomery and Karina Yan Glaser!
"Lucy Landry is a charming and fanciful heroine reminiscent of Anne Shirley, who reminds us that even in dark times, we can be a light for others."Alyssa Colman, author of Bank Street Best Book of the Year The Gilded Girl
"HEARTWARMING."Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"TENDER... WHOLESOME."Publishers Weekly, starred review
"UNIQUE."Youth Services Book Review, starred review
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