Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

The morning after a storm, something comes floating to their shore: two mattresses strapped together with a baby inside. Twelve-year-old Quila lives alone with her father, the lighthouse keeper on Devil’s Rock, after her mother’s recent death. Wisely, she leaves such moments to readers' imaginations, and so her work appears like sustaining chords beneath the melody of the text. Gifts from the Sea is targeted toward a little older audience: 12-adult.

Bowman's realistic black-and-white illustrations depict highlights of the story, but never try to evoke the landscapes suggested by the text, or the beauty of the two geese quilts. Knopf, 16.99 (256p) ISBN 978-9-7 On the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, a two-day-old newborn was left in a flowerpot outside a widow’s Vermont farm. Ariel revels in her surroundings, and her mood is infectious the thrill of the geese migrating is movingly expressed. First published in 1955 and an instant bestseller, Gift from the Seas insights - into aspects of the modern world that threaten to overwhelm us, the. Kinsey-Warnock's language is simple and direct as it conveys both the loving relationship between the old woman and the girl, and the girl's love of the land. But when Ariel's parents realize that the old woman has given up on her recovery, it is Ariel who re-engages her grandmother in the business of living, helping her sew a quilt that Ariel has designed for the new baby. Then her grandmother suffers a stroke, and Ariel is haunted by the feeling that nothing and no one is safe. Ariel loves the Vermont farm where she lives with her parents and grandmother, and wonders about the changes that a new baby in the house will bring to their lives. Featuring a likable protagonist, a compelling story. In one gorgeous, slim volume, Kinsey-Warnock tells a story of a particular time, from spring to fall, in a 10-year-old's life. This is a beautifully written historical novel from well-known childrens author Natalie Kinsey-Warnock.

Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock