Dorothy Simpson
(1905 - 1998)
Aleda Dorothy Knowlton Simpson grew up on Criehaven Island, twenty miles off the coast of Maine. All she ever wanted to be was a lobsterman, but she wrote a series of books based on her experiences.
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Bibliography
Island in the Bay (1956)
Linn Swenson defies his grandfather's wishes and goes into debt to buy a dory so he can become a lobsterman.
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The Honest Dollar (1957)
Janie and her family live on a small island twenty miles off the coast of Maine. She wants to go lobstering, but that is no job for a girl.
A Lesson for Janie (1958)
Janie resents the new girl on the island and it takes a near tragedy to make them friends.
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A Matter of Pride (1959)
When the new teacher scolds Janie for not wearing shoes to school, she is too proud to admit her father is too poor to buy her new shoes.
New Horizons (1961)
Janey has the opportunity to attend high school on the mainland.
Visitor from the Sea (1965)
When Becky Marshall rescues a dog washed up on her island, she has to figure out a way to keep it.
The Island's True Child (2003)
A biography of author Dorothy Simpson, drawn from her diaries and memoirs.