A Pocketful of Passage

Loraine Campbell

Great Lakes Books Series
Price: $12.95
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“What could be more satisfying for a young and adventurous girl than summers on a tiny island in wild Lake Superior with a lighthouse for her home? This true story will excite the imagination and warm the heart.”

—Gloria Whelan, recipient of the National Book Award for Homeless Bird and author of Summer of the War and The Mackinac Bridge: The Story of the Five-Mile Poem

“Campbell’s story is a fitting tribute to Annie Bowen and the island and lighthouse she loved so well. It is a delightful read with just the right mix of childlike description and adventure—sufficient to captivate preteens but short enough to share with younger audiences.”

—Craig Roney, professor of children’s literature at Wayne State University College of Education

“The young Annie Bowen comes to life as a well-rounded and well-developed character with childhood emotions, spunk, adventure, and contentment. Campbell has done a fine job of conveying to the young reader the circumstances of a lighthouse family during the early forties.”

—Rita Soltan, library youth services consultant and author of Reading Raps: A Book Club Guide for Librarians, Kids, and Families