Parents' Guide to The Nighthouse Keeper: Blight Harbor, Book 2

Book Lora Senf Horror 2023
The Nighthouse Keeper book cover: A very large, long grey face with a green eye peeks out from behind a lighthouse on the left and large hands are wrapped around both sides of the lighthouse; a girl with red hair and pale skin and a black bird are to the right of the lighthouse

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age 10+

Coastal ghosts haunt brave girl in compelling sequel.

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What's the Story?

As THE NIGHTHOUSE KEEPER: BLIGHT HARBOR, BOOK 2 opens, Evie Von Rathe, fresh home from exploring the strange world of the seven houses, grows concerned as some of Blight Harbor's friendly ghosts disappear. She soon learns of the dangerous Dark Sun Side and embarks on a new quest to find the missing beings. With the aid of a bird (Bird), a ghost (Lark), and a spider (Clyde), Evie fights to free herself and her supernatural friends from the Dark Sun Side, locating their souls so that they return home.

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Alternate worlds offer fresh perspectives, and this seaside adventure has fresh scares galore. In The Nighthouse Keeper: Blight Harbor, Book 2, Lora Senf knows how to generate suspense rooted in friendship. Evie is motivated by deep feelings of empathy in her search to help people who are already dead. The narrative is pushed to new heights in this sequel, with more thrills and chills. Atmospheric black-and-white illustrations by Alfredo Caceres set the mood well. A good dose of spookiness and a strong heroine will leave readers ready for the final book in this trilogy.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how The Nighthouse Keeper addresses the concept of life after death. How do different religions handle this?

  • Evie is often scared, but she pushes on nonetheless. How do you find the courage to keep going when something frightens you? Do you like being scared by books, movies, and roller coasters?

  • In Blight Harbor, community members work together to protect one another. Does this happen where you live or go to school? What are some examples of this kind of teamwork?

  • How do Evie and her friends model good communication? Do they ever fight? How do they talk through conflict?

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The Nighthouse Keeper book cover: A very large, long grey face with a green eye peeks out from behind a lighthouse on the left and large hands are wrapped around both sides of the lighthouse; a girl with red hair and pale skin and a black bird are to the right of the lighthouse

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