To Keep the South Manitou Light

by Anna Egan Smucker

Book Overview

Set on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan during the fall of 1871, To Keep the South Manitou Light tells the fictional tale of a twelve-year-old girl named Jessie, whose family has been taking care of the lighthouse on the island for generations. Jessie's mother has kept the light by herself since Jessie's grandfather died of a heart attack ten days before the story begins. Afraid her family will lose the lighthouse, Jessie decides not to mail...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814332366
• ISBN13: 9780814332368
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7