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 Bygone beacon at St. Augustine lighthouse (Haunted Places (Seahorse Publishing))
 Author: Troupe, Thomas Kingsley

 Publisher:  Seahorse Publishing (2025)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 64 p., ill., 20 cm

 BTSB No: 890994 ISBN: 9798894591018
 Ages: 10-14 Grades: 5-9

 Subjects:
 Lighthouses -- Fiction
 Haunted places -- Fiction
 St. Augustine (Fla.) -- Fiction

Price: $8.20

Summary:
Calvin is in St. Augustine, Florida housesitting for his friend. While walking the dog, he notices a little girl watching him. Later that night, she's outside his window, pointing to the St. Augustine Lighthouse a few blocks away. Unsure who the girl is or if she's lost, Calvin investigates the historic site. Is the little girl trying to tell him something? Or is the lighthouse itself just a bygone beacon?

 Illustrator: Cade, Meghan

Reviews:
   School Library Journal (05/01/25)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 05/01/2025 Gr 2–4—Spooky ghost stories abound in these slim, straightforward volumes featuring a different location and ghost in each one. Travelers encounter apparitions in various haunted places and sometimes even help them move on: a child ghost is reunited with her sisters in St. Augustine, a jilted lover stops haunting a bridge in Vermont, a boy befriends ghosts on the historic ship St. Mary, a ghost attaches to a visitor at Eastern State Penitentiary, a couple has a ghostly experience in Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, and a girl experiences ghosts in the haunted and historical Lemp Mansion. Young fans of ghost stories won't be able to resist these tales, which also serve as a safe introduction to the vast world of scary tales for kids. While they won't traumatize anyone, they may inspire kids to seek out more. VERDICT Recommended for collections in which tales for reluctant readers are in demand. - Copyright 2025 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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