Mystery Lights at Blue Harbour

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Scholastic-TAB Publications, 1987 - Juvenile Fiction - 125 pages
Lorinda and James are up to their ears in mystery. What are those scary lights flashing through the moonless dark out on the inky water? No one will answer their questions, not even their parents. They're scared, too! It's up to Lorinda and James and their friends to get to the bottom of this ...

From inside the book

 

Contents

Home again
1
Mystery lights
8
Old friends old enemies
21
Copyright

9 other sections not shown

Common terms and phrases

Air Canada asked awful beach Blue Harbour blueberries Bluenose boat breathed C'mon clams Coast Guard Dauphinee Dauphinee's door dred Duncan and George Elbow Beach exclaimed Mildred eyes face Fiona fish fish and chips frowned Glynis gonna gosh Government Wharf Gretzky grinned guess Halifax head hear Hidden Cove hugged Jessie Jessie's Jimson Jon Jackson kids kilometres kitchen laughed lights listen lobster trap Lorinda and James Lorinda felt Lorinda looked Mail-Star Mildred and Hank Mildred's mother muttered never nice night Nova Nova Scotia Ontario Peterborough picked Pine Point Pony Island road rock sand scared shore sighed Lorinda smiled sound stared stood stopped Suddenly sure sweater talk tell there's things thought Lorinda tomorrow took Toronto trees truck voice walked watched waves Weatherman What's whispered wind window worry yelled

About the author (1987)

Budge Wilson was a Canadian writer known for her children's books but wrote for all ages. She was born on May 2, 1927 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was a graduate of Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts degree (1949). She did postgraduate studies at the University of Toronto from 1949-1951. In 1953, she received a Diploma of Education, and a certificate in physical education. Before becoming a writer, most of her work was in teaching. In 1978, she began to write full time. She published her first book in 1984 at the age of 56 entitled, The Best/Worst Christmas Present. She wrote over 30 books which included The Leaving (1990), Lorinda's Diary and Thirteen Never Changes (1989), Izzie (2002) and Friendships (2006). She wrote a prequel to the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery entitled, Before Green Gables (2008). It was a featured book at the 2008 Biennial Conference, 100 Year of Anne. Wilson won numerous awards and honors which include 23 Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" selections, a Marianna Dempster Award, 2 Ann Connor Brimer Awards, a Canadian Authors Association Lilla Stirling Award, a National IODE Violet Downey Award, an Atlantic Independent Booksellers Award and an IBBY Honor Award. In 2004, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2011, she received the Order of Nova Scotia. She received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University in 2010 and Mount Saint Vincent University in 2012. Budge Wilson, pioneer for Canadian children's writers, died on March 19, 2021 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was 93.

Bibliographic information

TitleMystery Lights at Blue Harbour
AuthorBudge Wilson
PublisherScholastic-TAB Publications, 1987
ISBN0590713892, 9780590713894
Length125 pages
Subjects › 

Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories
  
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