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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moving his young bride to an isolated lighthouse home on Australia's Janus Rock where the couple suffers miscarriages and a stillbirth, Tom allows his wife to claim an infant that has washed up on the shore, a decision with devastating consequences.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 12
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The summer tourist season is in full swing, and Priscilla Latham Grant is enjoying the visitors to the family history museum, housed in the lighthouse she inherited from her aunt Marjorie. But when one visitor comes bearing a deed he claims gives him rights to the land upon which the lighthouse sits, Priscilla is compelled to learn more. She's further dismayed when the man claims her family not only stole the land, but also ruined his great-great-grandfather's...
Author
Publisher
Mackinac Island Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A boy who lives with his father in a lighthouse captures and releases the king of the fireflies. In return, the fireflies assist when the lighthouse signal fails to operate.
4) Shark bait
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 13
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
262 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the annual Marthas Vineyard International Film Festival is set to begin, Priscilla accompanies Mildred and a group of islanders to receive delivery of one of the giant sharks used as a prop in the blockbuster hit Jaws, which had been filmed on the island. But when they arrive on the beach where the shark was to be delivered, its not there. Mildred quickly enlists Priscillas help in finding the shark, but Priscilla doesnt even know where to begin....
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 1
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla Latham Grant has inherited a lighthouse. So with not much more than a strong will and a sore heart, the recent widow packs her SUV, says goodbye to her lifelong home in Kansas, and heads East. But when her contentment is interrupted by treasure hunters, searching for a fabled chest of antique gold coins, the only way to find peace is to solve the mystery herself. Along, the way, she realizes it might be more than chance that brought her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Six heroic puppies come to the aid of Captain Turbot when he gets caught in heavy fog at sea and cannot find the lighthouse.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 7
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As Priscilla's first winter in the cottage drags on and snow continues to fall, she finds herself struggling with feelings of loneliness. Putting her faith into practice, she reaches out to others and befriends an older neighbor, whose nephew seems more interested in his aunt's money than in caring for her. Then a young woman arrives in town, trying to find long-lost family and answers to her past. Priscilla is drawn into the secrets and mysteries...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 10
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the throes of a rough election season, the wife of the town's slickest politician goes missing from the ferry. Victor Fox's chief opponent vows he'll do anything to topple Victor's iron-fisted reign. Could that include kidnapping Fox's wife? Then, Priscilla hears rumors that Victor was seeing another woman, and that "other" woman was on the same ferry as Fox's wife when she vanished. Did Betty Fox take her own life, or meet with foul play? As...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 6
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
255 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Priscilla is adjusting to her new life on Martha's Vineyard. When a suitcase washes up on shore, Priscilla wonders if there's more in store for her at Misty Harbor than just a change of scenery. Intrigued by the luggage and its mysterious contents, she begins a quest to find its owner. As clues draw her closer to the truth, she realizes life at the lighthouse could turn out to be anything but quiet.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 2
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Priscilla discovers an inscribed World War I sword hidden behind a painting on her bedroom wall, questions abound. Was the sword used as a murder weapon in a generations-old village mystery, one that pitted a local war hero against a young villager? Will the discovery of it cast a negative light on her great-grandfather, who appears to be the chief suspect in the case? Can she prove her ancestor's innocence without turning the whole island against...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 14
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla's decision to take the painting above the fireplace to be cleaned reveals a startling find. Beneath the layers of paint hides a famous painting that was stolen fifty years ago. How did it end up in Priscilla's cottage? When the painting vanishes, Priscilla finds herself both a suspect and in danger from someone who might be the read thief. And her search for the truth uncovers new facts about the argument that ended the relationship between...
13) Adrift
Author
Series
Martha's Vineyard volume 3
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Captain Gerald reports to Priscilla that an abandoned houseboat, which had been moored anonymously in Vineyard Haven Harbor, has been discovered in the bay with apparent signs of foul play. Who is the boat's owner, and what happened to him? Many people in town report having seen a man on board with his dog, but no one seems to have so much as a guess as to his identity."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 8
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2018].
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Priscilla runs into long-time friend Kitty Merrick, mystery starts to unfold. Kitty has just arrived on Martha's Vineyard to check on her Aunt Katherine, who has stopped responding to her attempts at communication. Priscilla accompanies Kitty to the town hall, where they learn that Katherine has died. But Kitty isn't convinced that's truly the case, and she and Priscilla set out to learn what has actually become of her aunt. Priscilla suspects...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 11
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"People on the island are suspicious after fires happen. Is it arson? Priscilla's lighthouse is also set ablaze. While she is trying to discover the truth behind the fires a plan to rezone a historic part of town is happening. A developer wants to build luxury condos and residents are fighting to preserve their town."
16) Hello Lighthouse
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."--
On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse. From dusk to dawn, the lighthouse beams. Hello! ...Hello! ...Hello! Sending its light out to sea, guiding the ships on their way. Outside, the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Inside, a keeper...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 4
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As autumn leaves and cooler temperatures fall on Martha's Vineyard, Priscilla finally seems to be finding her sea legs and feeling at home on the island. However, a ghostly visitor, known as the 'Weeping Woman,' begins to show up nightly on the cliff outside of her home. Why is she there? Is someone trying to scare Priscilla away from her beloved cottage and lighthouse? If so, could a local art dealer be involved? Does an eccentric woman with a crush...
Author
Series
Moonglow Cove volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
388, 14 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lori Wilde returns to Moonglow Cove, Texas, with a heartwarming novel about two estranged sisters who must come together after they receive a bizarre inheritance from their grandmother. It was an inheritance neither sister expected--a lighthouse in Moonglow Cove, left to them by a grandmother they never knew! Harper and Flannery weren't exactly best friends either. For years, Flannery had held down the home front, taking care of their sick mother...
19) Making waves
Author
Series
Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard volume 5
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a Congressional Medal belonging to World War II veteran Deanie Spangler goes missing at her hundredth birthday party, Priscilla is determined to find answers to the theft. Who would stoop so low to steal a keepsake from a decorated war hero? Can they recover the medal before all traces of its whereabouts dissolve? As Priscilla and Mildred scour the museum where the party was held, they begin to notice other artifacts missing. Is the thief preparing...
20) Far Harbor
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Pocket Books Paperback Edition.
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"After her seemingly perfect marriage turns out to be a pretty illusion, Savannah Townsend returns to her hometown of Coldwater Cove, Washington. Determined to live life on her own terms, she takes on the task of restoring the local Far Harbor lighthouse and turning it into a cozy inn. But Savannah soons encounters several unanticipated issues: opposition from the lighthouse's owner, her grandmother's increasing memory loss, and most of all, sudden...