The Swallowtail Legacy 1: Wreck at Ada's Reef
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Michael D. Beil Libri
Michael D. Beil è un autore le cui diverse esperienze come marinaio, velista e avvocato hanno profondamente plasmato la sua prospettiva. La sua vera vocazione è emersa come insegnante, dove si è dedicato a educare gli studenti e a trarre ispirazione dalle loro vite. Questa dedizione è evidente nelle sue opere creative, che spesso esplorano le profonde sfide e la resilienza delle famiglie immigrate. La sua scrittura riflette un profondo coinvolgimento con la condizione umana e un impegno a dare voce a esperienze spesso trascurate.
With their father en route to Africa for Doctors Without Borders, city-kids Nicholas and younger twin sisters Haley and Hetty are off to spend the summer with their Great-Uncle Nick at his house on Forsaken Lake. Despite some initial doubts, Nicholas is right at home in the he learns to sail, learns about his father as a boy, and makes fast friends with a local-girl, the tomboy Charlie.The summer takes a turn toward the mysterious, though, when Nicholas discovers an old movie that his father made as a it tells the story of the local legend, The Seaweed Strangler, but was never finished. Before long Nicholas wants answers both about the legend, and about the movie. Together, he and Charlie work to uncover the truth and discover some long-buried family secrets along the way.In this lovely middle-grade novel, Michael D. Beil has invoked one of his own favorites, We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea , as well as other great summer books of years-past.
