This is an exciting and true story about a little girl named Abbie Burgess, who lives with her family in a lighthouse off the coast of Maine. One day she is left alone with her younger brothers and sisters, when a terrible store hits. The lighthouse lights must be kept burning to guide the sailors' ships to safety! Papa is depending on her. Does Abbie have the strength and the courage to keep the lighthouse lights burning?
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The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth by Jean L. Patrick;
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Awards won: Reading Rainbow Book
Date read: 6/26/2009
ISBN-10: 0876142757
ISBN-13: 9780876142752
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