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The Eagle
By Cynthia Rylant and Preston McDaniels
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Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the third book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family discovers the beauty of the forest.
In a lighthouse by the ocean, Seabold, a dog, and Pandora, a cat, live with their three little mice children, Whistler, Lila, and Tiny. One day, Lila and Whistler decide they want to investigate the mysterious forest that stands near their home. What adventures could be waiting between those trees? Brother and sister ask permission to go exploring and discover not only adventure and enchantment but also a new friend!
In a lighthouse by the ocean, Seabold, a dog, and Pandora, a cat, live with their three little mice children, Whistler, Lila, and Tiny. One day, Lila and Whistler decide they want to investigate the mysterious forest that stands near their home. What adventures could be waiting between those trees? Brother and sister ask permission to go exploring and discover not only adventure and enchantment but also a new friend!
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Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery medalist and the author of many acclaimed books for young people. She's well known for her popular characters for early readers, including Mr. Putter & Tabby and Henry & Mudge. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. cynthiarylant.com
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The Eagle - Cynthia Rylant
CONTENTS
1. Fall
2. A Way
3. The Forest
4. Which Way?
5. Stanley
6. The Stars
About Cynthia Rylant and Preston McDaniels
For our beautiful daughters, Abby and Elizabeth
—P. McD.
On a cliff far above the blue waters of the ocean there stood a solitary lighthouse, and in this lighthouse lived a family.
They were: Pandora, the cat; Seabold, the dog; and Whistler, Lila, and Tiny, three mouse children.
This family had not always been together. They once were scattered far and wide, and none had ever guessed they would find one another one day.
For many years Pandora had lived all alone at the lighthouse, bearing her loneliness so she might save others by keeping the light burning.
Seabold had been a sailor, steering his little boat Adventure across the waters of the
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