商品簡介
Living in the shadow of the mighty Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, miles from the village, Ellie, Luke, and Blake exist in a world of spirits, mystical wolves, and stories told by their grandfather, the keeper of the lighthouse. In this fivevolume series, the three children of the Jennette family travel back in time to discover the origin of their ancestors and the events that shaped the civilization of Cape Hatteras Island. Throughout the series, islanders live as they did when only an occasional mail boat kept them connected to the rest of the world—before a bridge linked the island to the mainland, before tourists flocked to the area during the summer season, and before the government became involved in managing the land. Isolated from others, they created a life of comfort and community, one that is long lost. In each subsequent volume, the Lighthouse Kids meet the people and experience the events that gradually transformed Cape Hatteras Island to the popular resort area it is today.
作者簡介
Jeanette Gray Finnegan Jr., Torok is a tenth-generation islander whose childhood was spent on Cape Hatteras when it was totally independent of mainland amenities. Jeanette—Jaye to friends—graduated from East Carolina University with a double major in English and history, and she did extensive graduate work at Old Dominion University in photography.After thirty years teaching both English and Advanced Placement U.S. Government, the author came home, back to the island, to live.Jaye and her husband own the Dolphin Den Restaurant in Avon, one of the villages, and both spend the off-season writing. The five books in this series have been in the works for at least ten years. Previously Jaye photographed and produced a calendar of the island, from one ferry to the other.The island is changing, and multigenerational families are dwindling.These books recall those moments that made life solid and depict a proud and innovative people, living on the edge of the world.The stories are events that actually took place while growing up here.We know our history, and we found enough evidence of it as children.We would like to share it with you.Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of this strip of land you obviously feel connected to also. This is what it felt like to live a natural life, surrounded by family and friends, few strangers, and lots of excitement.Growing up island was a special privilege with some unusual memories.
