Trouble at the Crab Shack Café

An atmospheric adventure mystery set at the coast. Ellie, the middle child sandwiched between a twenty-something brother and a toddler, comes to live in a sleepy seaside town. Lonely, a new friendship with Elsie has a promising start until things start falling apart, along with the weather. From her window she can see the Crab Shack Café battered by relentless summer storms. The wind howls, seagulls screech, and there's TROUBLE in the air. And who is the boy with the camera?

A girl like Ellie doesn't panic. At least not in public! A heart-warming, funny story, told by Ellie, of life at its trickiest.

"Ellie Booton is a bright, observant, sensitive, practical young girl who undertakes to write a journal describing a tumultuous summer in her little village. From her new friendship, to multi-generational family dynamics, to a sibling love story, to a beloved neighbor's financial crisis, events both large and small are filtered through her eyes and imagination and presented to us as lovely and fresh thoughts about the many virtues, pleasures, and small kindnesses we often overlook. Spiced with sly good humor, some very funny bits, and the occasional bit of edge, this book is never heavy-handed, but is always brisk, direct and engaging. Ellie is a cheerful, unflappable and genuine companion, and this book is a calm, clever and mellow discovery." Review by Ancient Mariner, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer

The next in this series: The Lighthouse Code

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