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Digory Beale, an orphan after a storm wrecks his father’s boat, must leave home and embark on a perilous journey to England in 1695. There he becomes the apprentice of Henry Winstanly, a devout architect committed to saving sailors by building lighthouses. Digory’s courage is tested as he helps Winstanly deliver candles to a lighthouse he built on a treacherous reef, all while confronting the looming threat of a monster storm. Through trials at sea and on land, Digory learns the many facets of bravery and what it truly means to be a hero.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Elvira Woodruff
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