Manning the Light

Synopsis

Although Louie lived fictionally 100 years ago, his growing up experiences with a single parent, his grief over the loss of his father, and the peer pressure he faces can happen to twelve and thirteen-year old boys in any century. Experience life as lighthouse families lived at the turn of the twentieth century and enjoy this first story in the summer of 1903 in a four-story series.

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Weathering the Storms


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For readers of Manning the Light this second novel in the Louie Lighthouse Series is a must read. The story continues in the fall of 1903 with the adventures of 13-year-old Louie and his friend, Charlie. Be with these two characters as they face their fears and find that faith helps them deal with the stormy challenges of nature, sports, abuses, accidents, and relationships. In Weathering the Storms, meet Louie's new pet, and go with Louie and Charlie to the First World Series' games at Boston's Huntington Park Fairgrounds. Find out what happens when a hurricane hits Two Tree Island and a fishing fleet.

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Mystery and Mishap


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When 13-year-old Louie, a junior lighthouse keeper, comes across a body washed up on the shore one cold winter morning, it sets off a tantalizing mystery. Who is this mysterious person? How did he-or she-die? And how did the body wind up on Two Tree Island? As Louie begins the search for clues, he has no idea where this mystery will lead him or the incredible events that will transpire over the next few months. A whiteout Christmas . . . a strange illness . . . a shipwrecked crew . . . a time of testing . . . it's all here in Mystery and Mishap, the third installment in the adventures of Louie Hollander and his friends.

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Leaving the Lighthouse


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In this fourth and final book in The Louie Series, change is afoot-for Louie and his family and friends, and for the nation: . Louie leaves his beloved island lighthouse home to stay with Uncle Sam while his mother recuperates from a near fatal illness. . When will they return to Two Tree Island? Will they? . Louie's friend Abram loses his mother. Was it an accident or something more sinister? And did Abram's father have anything to do with that awful day? Join Louie and his friends, old and new, as they are challenged and thrilled by the dramatic changes taking place in transportation, communication, and entertainment-and in their individual lives. Discover how relationships of sons and fathers are built, destroyed, or mended. And throughout it all, learn how God can be trusted-in the good times and the difficult ones as well.

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Louie Lighthouse

Overview

This study guide for the Lighthouse Book Series four-book series provides an ideal way for young people to learn about an important part of our nation's maritime history. It presents a realistic picture of life at an island lighthouse more than a century ago with all its harshness, dangers, and beauty.

The author Terry Webb makes American history come alive for preteens through historical fiction, with the purpose of fostering in 9-13-year-old boys a passion for reading. Terry's writing provides hope for boys and girls in every generation and in many countries as they face their own challenges of growing up.

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