When a storm brings down his father’s boat, Digory Beale is forced to leave home to discover his fate. For if Digory has been orphaned, he can never go home again. On his journey, Digory becomes the apprentice to a charming stranger whose life’s obsession is to save sailors’ lives. Digory must face his fears of the sea to help Henry bring candles to the lighthouse he’s built on a killer reef.
Related: England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
- ISBN: 9780439677035
- Author: Woodruff, Elvira
- Published: 2008, Scholastic Press
- Themes: discovery, Family, Journey, Orphans
- Descriptors: England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
- No. of pages: 240