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Walk Across the Sea
By Fletcher, Susan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68984-133-0
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2001
Gr 5-9 Eliza Jane McCully's father maintains a lighthouse perched on a picturesque island along the coast of northern California in 1886. Twice a day, the tide withdraws, leaving a rocky isthmus between the island and the mainland. The 13-year-old loves to observe the delicate creatures collected in the tide pools, for just a few hours before the sea covers them again. She is always aware of her father's admonition about unpredictable "sneaker waves," and is nearly claimed by one as she and her balking goat attempt to return home one day. They ar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
