Books like Nightbirds on Nantucket (Wolves #3) by Joan Aiken
Dido Twite, a spirited young sailor, yearns to return to England after a harrowing ordeal at sea. Her hope is derailed when Captain Casket’s vessel docks in Nantucket, leaving her and the captain’s daughter, Dutiful Penitence, under the watchful eye of Dutiful’s sinister Aunt Tribulation. The aunt’s farmhouse proves oppressive, and nighttime terrors loom as mysterious men appear in the fog. With ingenuity and the help of Dutiful, a loyal cabinboy named Nate, and an unlikely ally—a pink whale—Dido must confront the threats around her and find a way to secure freedom.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Joan Aiken
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