"A rousing adventure."--Los Angeles Times
"Taylor has us walking the beaches, smelling the salt air and watching the sky for storm signals."--The New York Times Book Review
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Description
In 1898, twelve-year-old Ben rescues a near-drowned girl from a shipwreck off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Although the girl, named Teetoncey, becomes part of his family, she will not utter a single word.
