Words Composed of Sea and Sky (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780762468201)

This modern summer romance set on Cape Cod features two young adult poets divided by centuries.

Michaela Dunn, living on present day Cape Cod, dreams of getting into an art school, something her family just doesn't understand. When her stepfather refuses to fund a trip for a poetry workshop, Michaela finds the answer in a local contest searching for a poet to write the dedication plaque for a statue honoring Captain Benjamin Churchill, a whaler who died at sea 100 years ago.

She struggles to understand why her town venerates Churchill, an almost mythical figure whose name adorns the school team and various tourist traps. When she discovers the 1862 diary of Leta Townsend, however, she gets a glimpse of Churchill that she didn't quite anticipate. In 1862, Leta Townsend writes poetry under the name Benjamin Churchill, a boy who left for sea to hunt whales. Leta is astonished when Captain Churchill returns after his rumored death. She quickly falls for him. But is she falling for the actual captain or the boy she constructed in her imagination?

Author: Erica George
ISBN-10: 0762468203
ISBN-13: 9780762468201
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2021
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2021 pg. 106
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2021
Booklist 05/15/2021 pg. 50